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...central Florida, and she had vacationed before in the rustic two-bedroom cabin on a creek in Florida's Ocala National Forest. Two weeks ago, she was there again with a few members of her extended family. That Sunday the aspiring artist, 23, slipped into the water to snorkel her way back to the cabin. A few minutes later, her former stepfather's wife Jackie Barrett left the sandbar where they had been sunning themselves and followed Campbell. The young woman was nowhere to be found. Barrett grabbed a kayak and paddled downstream in search of her. No luck...
That's when Jones' hobby turned into gallantry. Six years ago, Jones had taken up scuba diving. As the floodwaters arrived, he donned his swim trunks, scuba mask and snorkel and stepped outside into winds of more than 100 m.p.h., punctuated by the rumble of passing tornadoes. "I was more worried about flying debris than I was about what was beneath the water I was walking into," says Jones, who usually dives off placid sites like Key West, Fla., and Cozumel, Mexico. Still, the rising tide was "real dark, murky and stinky." He plunged in--at one point stepping perilously...
...Adventure seekers: if bungee jumping and whitewater rafting have lost their thrill, how about trying the new Shark Bay attraction at Sea World, tel: (61-7) 5588 2205, on Australia's Gold Coast? This brand-new adrenaline rush allows you-using a snorkel or, if you're a certified diver, via a scuba dive-to come face-to-face with some of our most feared predators. Either way, you'll swim in a reef lagoon accompanied by a qualified dive leader, with an underwater educational trail to follow...
...SINGING SNORKEL...
Just in case floating in pristine waters past colorful sea creatures and brilliant coral isn't entertaining enough, a French company has invented the first snorkel with an FM-radio receiver built in. The battery-powered snorkel gets reception as long as the tip of the air tube is above water. There's no earpiece needed because sounds are transmitted through vibrations in your teeth and jawbone. What if you're not near any radio stations? The company is recruiting resorts to develop special audio tours, in which canned music or information about the area can be piped to snorkelers...