Brave walkers and shell collectors brace themselves as large waves crash and erode parts of Delray's beach — even as more sand is being dredged up and placed on the beach. The gray sand is from the ongoing beach renourishment project. High-energy wav
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Diver Shane Cooper was one of many volunteers and first responders who tried to rescue 15-year-old Prestyn Smith at Gulfstream Park. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Family beach outing turns deadly for teen; unpredictable surf kills five in co
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By John Pacenti
Author John Irving called it the “Under Toad” in his classic novel, The World According to Garp, a monster who dwells under the surface to gra
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A memorial with a cross, angel statue, shells and plastic flowers is located in the dune not far from the pumping station at the Boynton Inlet. Coastal Star photo
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In 1975, Steven Spielberg made a movie called Jaws, and we’ve all been terrified of shark attacks ever since.
John Fletemeyer wishes he’d made Rips instead.
By any measure, rip currents are far more deadly than sharks, and South Florida’
