Long Beach docudrama warns swimmers of drowning risks
Quick Read"The ocean is the soul of this city," said City Manager Charles Theofan. "But we don't want people to die here."
Photo credit: Newsday / Sally Morrow | Long Beach lifeguards make a human chain during a search simulation for the filming of a documentary on drownings. (Sept. 22, 2010)
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IN THE SCRIPT, a child has drowned in the ocean off Long Beach. Two detectives knock on an apartment door, big guys wearing dark suits and bad-news faces who flash badges. Cut to Mom and Dad, bewildered at first, desperate when the knowledge dawns: it was their kid. Mom sucks in air. "My God!" she says.
This City of Long Beach production, filmed last week, is the community's latest weapon...
