Dad Caught in Rip Current While Spreading Daughter’s Ashes in Sea—until Surfer Saves His Life

Dad Caught in Rip Current While Spreading Daughter’s Ashes in Sea—until Surfer Saves His Life
Courtesy of Shannon Kane Smith
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A spreading of the ashes ceremony for a deceased family member almost turned tragic on May 21 in Corolla, North Carolina. One of the family members in attendance got caught in a rip current at the beach, but survived thanks to a local surfer.

Dennis Kane, 71, his daughter Shannon Kane Smith, and another 40 family members gathered to spread the ashes of his deceased daughter, Kerry Kane, into the sea.

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