New danger from Hurricane Dennis..in-shore sinkholes

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[quote= from weartv.com]
Pensacola Beach lifeguards are seeing a new danger in the surf...even when the water is calm....
They call it "in-shore sink holes"... you can go from ankle deep water to over your head -- in one step.
Lifeguards say it's a new occurrence since Hurricane Dennis.
They say the problem is that many of the holes are just a few feet off-shore, in areas where people who can't swim often wade in the surf and when people encounter the holes, some panic and have to be rescued.
After Ivan, they say the rip currents were worse than average... rescues were up even then.
Now they say the rips are still a concern, but only on rough surf days.
They say the problem with the sink holes is that they're always a threat.