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Undertow Descriptive Writing

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I woke up as I normally did at 10:00 am and got ready to go surfing. I walked out to the beach and the waves looked perfect for surfing. So, I went out in the water and I felt that there was a little bit of an undertow. I knew that was not going to stop me. It surfed a few good waves. While this was happening the undertow was getting stronger and stronger.

The very next time I went I was about halfway out. Then all of the sudden I heard a surfer scream for help. I immediately swam as fast as I could over to the surfer. Once I got there the lifeguard came over on a jetski and got the surfer out of the was. This got me a little scared. I started to paddle of and the undertow was very strong. One i got out a big wave came but as it got closer the undertow got really strong it it pulled me out farther in the ocean. Then another pull came and I held on my board as hard as I could. I was screaming for help but I was too far out for anybody to hear me. …show more content…

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