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AN EDITION OF THEREGISTERServing the community since 1919THURSOAY. FEB 19, 2015OCREGISTER.COM/LAGUNAAS CROWDS INCREASE,AND DROWNINGS.JEFF GRITCHEN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERGreg O'Loughlin looks down into a crevasse near Victoria Beach in Laquna Beach last week. O’Loughlin says he nearly died in the 1970s when he became trapped in a nearby underwater cave during heavy surf.BY ERIKA I. RITCHIESTAFF WRITERennifer Parnell hopes her son’s death will teach others about the dangers hidden in the f Ix’.'lllt \ of Ol-MV County’s beaches.“There's a reason that itsays ‘no trespassing* and ‘dangerous’ - the writing is onthe wall,” Parnell said Friday,the day after lifeguards called off a five-day search for the bowdy of 18-year-old Anthony Par-W J. . V ^ - • ••yTT Vneli. “Enjoy the beach, but listen to what it’s saying.” Hundreds of other parents have shed the same kind oftearKOn average, nearly one person a month drowned in thewaters along th«Countv coast from 2000 toIf2012, and lifeguards have responded to thousands of rescue calls.“1 hope that my son serves as an example for other youngpeople to stay safe,” Parnell said.In the past two years lifeguards have seen rescue numbers cCity beaches reported the highest numbers last year: (5,631 at Huntington Beach, 4,103 at Laguna Beach, 3,811 at Newport Beach.Last summer, rescues in state parks, front Doheny toSan Onofre doubled from 2,*00 to 4,4(H), said Mark Al-SEE BEACHES* PAGE 4Thousand Steps' deadly stepsThe search for Anthony Parnell ended Feb. 12. Here's a look at the path he took before he disappeared.3Thousand Steps BeachParnell'smm fSBMapJKfe ST ;area.MjpD jSOUTHLAGUNAC—IowAreashowndfbelowCave ......Sf#l«•at# ,First tide poolBlowhole\ Parnell and three friends explored the rocks 2 They passed through the caveon the south side of Thousand Steps Beachand went to the first tide pool.3 When they reached the point, they realized it was too dangerous and turned around4 At the blowhole, a wave struck the boys from behind, knocking all four down. After the wavereceded, Parnell was gone.Sonrrp OC I ifenuardsJFFF r,OFRT7FN STAFF
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Anaheim Bulletin
Anaheim, California, US
Thu, Feb 19, 2015
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