Westland family looks for answers after rip current pulls man, nephew out to sea
DETROIT – A family is clinging to their faith as they hope for any sign that a man from Westland may have survived being swept out to sea in Florida.
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“I heard my uncle scream for help,” said Quincey Rich. “I couldn’t save myself.”
“I turn around and hear ‘We’re drowning, we’re drowning,’” said Kayla Jones. “Me and another girl tried to go out, but the waves were too strong.:
Kayla Jones’ father, Keith Jones, and her cousin Quincey Rich were not even swimming when a rip current knocked them off their feet.
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Mother Nature has flipped the switch to summer ... or, at least, it feels like it. Friday evening and night will be warm with a healthy amount of clouds overhead. This weekend will be hotter than average, but there are possibilities of showers and thunderstorms with a greater chance during the second half.
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