Wonderful job ladies!
My heart goes out to you and your loss.
On a happier note!
My grandma always said any day above ground is a good day!
Be strong and live life to the fullest!

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What a wonderful testament to your loved ones that you chose to make a difference. I am sure that you have helped to save many lives.

I am very sorry for the loss of others, but I would just like to make a comment. I live in the Walton County Area and I think that it is a disgrace to call our beaches deadly. Black Sunday occured on a day when there was double red flags posted on the beach. Everyone knows that means the water is closed to the public because of dangerous rip currents!!! Anyone who goes into that water is asking for it! If people would obey the flag warning system, there would be less tragedies that will occur!

My grandmother lives in Destin..so I've been vacationing there for years. While my deepest sympathy goes out to the people who have lost their lives...there are flags that fly showing you when it's safe to swim and when it's not. People DO NOT pay attention to the warnings nor do they listen to the police patrols to get out of the water nor the helicopters flying overhead to get out of the water.

Lifeguards will help yes, but they can't save everyone nor be everywhere at the same time. People need to use common sense.

Also, I'm sure someone will be attacked by sharks this years. My uncle is retired from the FL Corp of Engineers and taught me and my family how to stay safe when swimming in the ocean. You DO NOT by any means go swimming at dusk or dawn as this is prime feeding time for sharks. The media when they report shark attacks they always fail to mention when these people were attacked...

STAY SAFE AND USE COMMON SENSE

I have been going to the beach in Destin Florida for approximately 35 years. The flag warning systems have been there for all people to see. PLEASE USE COMMON SENSE WHEN AT THE BEACH. We are just visitors to this place. We all need to be more aware of our surroundings! You can do this and have a wonderful time in this beautiful place.

I remember more than 35 years ago that my 1 brother and 2 sisters drowned in that same spot all on the same day, June 28th. It is really about time that the city officials pulled the covers from their eyes. Thank you ladies, great job. Sandee, sorry that you had to lose your husband in order to make the city get off the dime. Thank you, PeggieC.

So people only care when a CNN guy dies, what about everyone else before.

As is common today, people refuse to take responsibility for their actions and expect the government "nanny" to save them from themselves. If you swim in the ocean, it is your duty to protect yourself.

More than 20 years ago I swimming in the Gulf of Mexico in Laguna Beach (between Panama City Beach and Destin). At the time warning flags were not posted in the less populated areas. I had been swimming in that area all of my life, but that one time only I was caught in a riptide. I absolutly PANICKED. In another minute my panic would have overcome me. I said a prayer, and immediately had the inspiration to walk horizontally with the beach instead of toward the beach. I walked out of the riptide and easily made it back in. NOBODY had ever told me to do that in that situation. I think it was God showing me what to do.

I live in the Destin area and often wonder why people who are supposedly so smart can be so blind and have a lack of common sense. Our flag system is there for a purpose, it's posted at all beaches, hotels, restaurants, etc. Why people choose to ignore them and when something happens (God forbid), blame everyone else for their lack of common sense. Enjoy your vacations please, but do it sensibly.

You just need to stay away from the bubba riviera. People in those places just want the tourist money but dont want to invest on safety. Yea, there are flags but to somebody that is not from a beach environment, what does that exactly mean.

walton county is marketed as a family destination, but it in no way has any kind of safety assurances or personnel you would expect from such a place. even their resorsts like watercolors, seaside and sandestin DO NOT have any safety or EMT personnel anywhere near the beaches. they say they have a "flag system" but if you're going there on vacation the flags don't help you unless you need to make an impromptu gurney to drive 1/2 to a hospital with NO TRAUMA unit. not a place for families. plus there are TONS of drunks on their roads. not good.

Call me ignorant, but I am one of those people who did not pay attention to the "Flag Warning System" when I visited here on vacations. I was so enthralled with the beaches that I honestly did not really even notice them. It was not until I actually moved here that I began understanding what rip tides and the flags were all about and that was after several months.

There needs to be more done in warning visitors about the possibility of death! There have been way too many deaths here each year and nothing is being done about it. This is a crying shame! Why can’t there be a billboard across from the Destin Commons telling of the “Flag System” or several LED panel outdoor signage placed strategically along the beach roads?

Destin Officials, Do you even care? If you want to save lives, do more! Display your “warning system” with something eye catching. Hello, we are in 2009! Instead of caring about the aesthetics and feared tarnished image of the local area, put more effort into getting the message out. Saving Lives is crucial!

Maybe Sacred Heart Hospital could step up and be the first to donate. They’re the ones who see these tragedies first hand. Please just somebody do something!!! Your “flag system” isn’t working unless you to explain what it means! And if that’s what it takes... then that's what it takes.