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MICHAEL BOND
I remember walking aro u n d i t i n t he l a te 9 0s e a rly 2 00 0 s
l o oking for any signs o f car p , b ut a ll we we re eve r g re e te d w i t h
was lads on motocross bike s, m ul t i p le c ar s b l a ri n g o u t m u s i c
a l l tuned in to the same s ta t i o n a n d fo u r mi l l i o n e m p t y b ee r
c a ns from past summers g o n e by. D u ri n g o n e o f t h o s e wa l ks
I witnessed a tragedy, a ca r wa s d rive n o f f a cl i f f i n to t h e p i t
d ropping around 40 ft into t he c o ld wa te rs of t h e b l u e l a g o o n ,
t h e car contained three adu l ts a n d t h re e yo u n g c h i ld re n , t h e
c h ildren sadly never made i t o u t o f t he c a r.
A few years later during an o t h er st ro l l a ro u n d t h e B l u e ( i t
ke pt calling me back), I go t c h at t i n g to t wo te n c h an gl e rs wh o
i n formed me that a few days p r i o r, a d e ca p i t a te d b ody h a d b ee n
fo und in a wheelbarrow, jus t l ef t o n t h e b a nks awa i t i n g s o m e
p o or soul to find it – can yo u i ma g i n e t h a t? S o fa r t h i s p it h a d
s e en more police off icers th a n ca rp a n gl er s , b u t s t ra n g e ly, i t
j u st added to the whole ex p e ri e n ce fo r me i n t h o s e e arly d ays !
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