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Post by Gundo on Aug 24, 2014 19:09:17 GMT -8
This is a terrible story, prayers go out to friends and family.
From Rivals.com.
In 2012, Abdul Razak Shanun immigrated to the United States from Ghana as an exchange student with hopes of receiving an education and earning a college scholarship. Having received interest from programs such as San Diego State and UMass, Shanun was approaching his senior year of high school with those goals within reach.
Shanun’s life came to a tragic end Saturday, as his drowned after his kayak capsized in Mission Bay in San Diego according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Shanun, whose body wasn’t found until Sunday morning according to the report, was just 17 years old.
Shanun had rented a red kayak Saturday and had paddled part-way across the bay when the watercraft capsized about 3 p.m., Swanson said. Witnesses saw him cling to a life preserver for a short time, then he lost his grip on it and sank into the water off Santa Clara Point Recreation Center. He didn’t know how to swim, a fire official said.
Shanun was supposed to attend Balboa City School in San Diego this school year. Upon arriving in the United States Shanun played at both Redemption Christian Academy (Troy, New York) and the Atlanta Sports Academy, and this past spring he played for the New York Lightning grassroots program.
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Post by seagull on Aug 24, 2014 21:14:20 GMT -8
KUSI just reported this story. So tragic! A young life lost. The young man had just tweeted his thanks to God for a beautiful day. His final tweet was "Mission Bay" followed by an icon of a swimmer. The 6' 9" teen couldn't swim and wasn't wearing a life jacket. So sad!!!
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Post by mySTRAS on Aug 24, 2014 21:19:13 GMT -8
Condolences to family and friends.
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Post by sdsudevil on Aug 24, 2014 21:28:14 GMT -8
Oh man, that is terrible. Prayers sent to his friends and family.
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Post by aztecmusician on Aug 24, 2014 22:01:50 GMT -8
Terrible news. I saw the story on KUSI, it reminds us to respect the water.
Prayers to his family.
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Post by aztec70 on Aug 24, 2014 22:58:19 GMT -8
RIP. Condolences to family.
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Post by aztecwin on Aug 25, 2014 3:44:31 GMT -8
Sad story. Prayers to his family.
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Post by hoobs on Aug 25, 2014 4:32:27 GMT -8
OMG this is horrible. So, so sad. :-(
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Aug 25, 2014 5:09:23 GMT -8
Terribly tragic, my prayers and thoughts to his family. Very sad!
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Post by adammclane on Aug 25, 2014 5:48:27 GMT -8
I put this together from info on a kayaking forum (that the deceased was a 17 yo Ghanan) and a cryptic retweet from Justin Hustin. Very sad indeed. My thoughts go out to his parents, who surely sent him to the States hoping their son would return with a college degree.
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Post by TheSanDiegan on Aug 25, 2014 8:17:32 GMT -8
What a tragedy. Saw this on the news last night as well. Why wasn't he wearing his life preserver?
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Post by gigglyforshrigley on Aug 25, 2014 8:33:21 GMT -8
Extremely sad... I was playing beach volleyball at mission bay right where this happened, and saw all of the police boats and stuff going only hundreds of feet away. I wish I knew what was going on so I could've tried to swim out there and help before the police could get there.
This day in age every kid should learn how to swim...all parents should make it a priority to teach their kids
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Post by ignoranus on Aug 25, 2014 8:51:15 GMT -8
I think that the kayak renters have a responsibility to ask if the kayaker knows how to swim, make sure that a life preserver is worn properly before the kayak leaves the shore, and those that do not how to swim are not unaccompanied.
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Post by Old School on Aug 25, 2014 9:06:19 GMT -8
Terrible news.
Oldie Out
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Post by KDub on Aug 25, 2014 10:49:02 GMT -8
Terrible!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 11:46:08 GMT -8
Very sad news. RIP.
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Post by Gundo on Aug 25, 2014 21:22:34 GMT -8
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Post by SD Johnny on Aug 26, 2014 19:38:23 GMT -8
Rip. Not very to smart to go Kayaking in the ocean if you can't swim.
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Post by mens fashion on Aug 27, 2014 3:58:20 GMT -8
KUSI just reported this story. So tragic! A young life lost. The young man had just tweeted his thanks to God for a beautiful day. His final tweet was "Mission Bay" followed by an icon of a swimmer. The 6' 9" teen couldn't swim and wasn't wearing a life jacket. So sad!!! Sad, yes. But also incredibly stupid Sent from my ADR6300 using proboards
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