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Article: WATER-SKIING FUN AND DANGEROUS
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- May 19, 1996
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Bob Gross Jr. of Pine Crest Marina in Cedar Lake holds a wake-board, a new water-skiing device that sells for about $200. (MICHAEL McARDLE)
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MAKING THE MOST OF SUMMER - FUN & FITNESS: THE OUTDOORS
Water-skiing enthusiasts feel an exhilarating sense of freedom as they glide across the water.
Although it may appear effortless, safe water-skiing requires skill, control and a physically fit body.
''It is a fairly popular sport,'' said Jim Curry, owner of LaTulip Harbor in Cedar Lake. ''It is important to be in good shape and to pay attention. You could get hurt pretty bad.''
Curry said most water-skiing accidents ...