Beach Where NJ Man Went Missing Is Known To Be Dangerous: Family

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — The liked ones of the 25-12 months-outdated Middletown man who was swept out to sea and presumably drowned on a Hawaii vacation are now executing all the things in their electrical power to avoid other people from struggling his very same fate.

In fact, Matthew Preziose’s boyfriend — who experimented with to help you save him as waves pulled both of those adult males out to sea — stated the exact beach exactly where Preziose drowned is acknowledged among the Hawaii locals to be particularly harmful. He mentioned indicators are posted at the beach warning about enormous waves and rip currents, but Hawaiian elected officials consider them down to protect the island’s standing as a sought-immediately after holiday destination.

He also explained he and Preziose did not see any warning symptoms when they entered the water that day. He is contacting for long lasting indications to be erected at Lumaha’i Beach, bearing the identify of the male who died.

“This earlier Saturday, I dropped the appreciate of my life at sea for the duration of a holiday vacation to paradise, on the island of Kauai, Hawaii,” wrote his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski, in this psychological Fb post on March 10.

The two guys had been swimming at Lumaha’i Seaside on the north shore of the island of Kauai on March 5 when a bystander saw them in distress in the waves and known as 911.

Slawinski instructed the Day-to-day Voice the two ended up standing in shallow h2o, but massive waves knocked them around and then immediately starting off pulled Preziose out to sea. He explained he tried to help you save him, but even as a previous lifeguard, he was becoming exhausted by the waves. He also stated individuals on the beach front had been screaming at him to appear back again to shore, or he would drown also.

“It was as if a rope was tied close to his overall body and yanked him into the ocean,” he instructed the Daily Voice.

Tragically, he also explained to the media outlet that Preziose’s very last terms to him ended up: “I love my family members. I really don’t want to die.”

“The locals hold up indicators warning the travellers of danger at this beach: No lifeguards, huge waves, riptides, powerful currents,” wrote Slawinski. “The county of Kauai rips these indications down for sake of saving their #1 source, which is tourism. Prioritizing tourism about the basic safety of those holidaymakers is the most f-.”

Slawinski said Lumah’i is ranked as 1 of the greatest seashores on the island of Kauai.

“Tour guides recommended we swam below,” he said.

There is also this TripAdvisor thread that discusses Lumaha’i Seashore as an exceptionally dangerous beach front for swimming, with numerous drownings occurring there.

“Be exceptionally mindful of the rips and waves breaking in excess of the rock ledge listed here … locals simply call this put ‘Luma-die’ due to the fact of how quite a few persons have drowned or been injured by waves and swept out,” wrote someone in 2020.

“Be mindful this beach is referred to as Luma-Die because so many people have died below (just Google, some attention-grabbing footage way too), particularly wherever the river and ocean fulfill (an ABC reporter died seeking to cross). Quite treacherous in the winter months,” wrote a different.

In truth, just two times about Preziose was swept out to sea, a 41-yr-outdated surfer and father of three was equally swept into the Pacific Ocean, also on Kauai’s north shore and only a number of miles away from exactly where Preziose drowned. The person experienced been browsing with his son at Rock Quarry Seashore when he was carried out to sea at 7:45 p.m., mentioned the Coast Guard.

Identical to Preziose, the Coast Guard searched for 3 days for his human body and then ended the lookup. This GoFundMe has been released for that man’s wife and a few young children.

Pals of Preziose launched this Transform.org petition to desire official warning signals be posted at Lumaha’i, warning others to stay away from swimming there. They want everlasting indicators posted in Preziose’s title warning people to the beach front that quite a few people have died there.

“It could help you save lives and reduce an additional tragedy from happening. With more than enough traction, the governing administration officials of Kauai County will be pressured to develop transform,” they wrote.

“Make sure you, remember to just about anything you can to combat with us and the area communities of Kauai to make adjust and foreseeable future prevention of these tragedies,” wrote Slawinski.

According to the Coast Guard, the wave peak on Kauai’s north shore was at 4 ft on Sunday, and rose to nine-foot swells by Monday, the working day the surfer disappeared. Those are incredibly challenging disorders to swim in.

Preziose grew up in Middletown, and graduated from Middletown Higher School North. He was just launching a job in images and graphic style. This fundraiser has been launched for his household: https://www.spotfund.com/story…

Prior Patch report: Look for Suspended For Middletown Young Gentleman Swept To Sea

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