STRATHMERE--A man and his dog are lucky to be alive thanks to the quick actions of a local water sports instructor and his friend. They're now warning bathers to be cautious in certain areas.

"We just heard at the top of someone's lungs yelling, help, help!" And with that, Chris Doyle and Frida Persson rushed to the aide of a man who, along with his dog, was struggling to stay afloat in Corson's Inlet. "The dog was on his back the whole time, swimming, trying to help him," explained Doyle, the owner of the Leading Edge Kite School, "so the dog knew he was in trouble." And so did the group of friends, two of them instructors who were in the middle of a standup paddle board lesson late Thursday morning when they spotted the man in trouble.

"I was worried, but it was crazy to see Frida and Chris run as they did," explained Sara Seaver, who was in the middle of the lesson, "and of course, Frida's a master swimmer and Chris has been a waterman forever, they're very comfortable and I really knew whoever was yelling for help would be safe." But Chris and Frida found themselves caught in the same current as the man, and were surprised how hard it was to get back on shore with the struggling swimmer.

"The tide was going out actually, and the waves and the current coming in from the ocean created what looked like to me, like a tiny whirl pool area," explained Chris of the strange waters they were in.

"When you are panicking, you get really exhausted, that's the thing," explained Frida, "so when you get in the water, stay calm cause that really wears you out, he was just getting so tired."

The instructors are all too familiar with how quickly water conditions can change in and around inlets and say this incident illustrates why you need to be cautious in these kinds of areas. "You really shouldn't be swimming in that water," said Seaver, who warns her students of such dangers, "you shouldn't be getting in water like that, at all."

"As soon as you get to where the ocean meets the bay, all kinds of weird things go on," said Chris.

Luckily, the group was in the right place at the right time, to allow this story to have a happy ending. "I'm just glad to help," said Frida, who's visiting from Sweden, "you know, where ever you are, it's kind of your duty to help."

We were unable to track down the man who nearly drowned Thursday, but those who rescued him said he told them he didn't know how to swim, but he went into the water to try and help his dog who was caught in the current.

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