Q.C. beachgoersare reminded thata day in the surfcan end in tragedyBy LAY LAN CONNELLYSTAFF WRITERFor most of the tens of millions of visitors to hit beachesin Orange County this summer, the ocean will servenature’s playground - a place to swim or surf, to hang out with family and friends,, to relax .For a few, it’ll be a place todie.Over the past decade, at least 96 people have drowned in the .area from Camp Pendleton to .Seal Beach, according to coroner’s data.RtCHA.RO KOEHLER. FILE PHOTONewport: Beach lifeguards, firefighters, paramedics andOranga County Harbor Patrol try to save a man In: 2013.Some deaths were intentional. Others involved alco-ocean’s force was simply too fierce.hoi or drugs. A few were the result of a severe injury.For the majority, theVIn most cases, a lifeguard -SEC REACH* PAGE 5*