How a Woman Overcame Her Fear of the Ocean After Nearly Drowning

I grew up in California, so I think I was always destined to love the water. As a kid, I was always diving into pools, lakes, the ocean, anywhere I could swim and splash around. But in March 2006, I almost drowned. At one point in my young life, I was a Red Cross certified lifeguard and even performed two rescues at a major Santa Clara pool. Never in a million years would I have thought I’d find myself pulled out by a riptide off a Hamptons beach while body surfing.