The Coast Guard is warning of cold water hazards following five fatalities across the northeast within the month of May.
First District Coast Guard Captain Richard Schultz says while the weather may be heating up, the water temperatures are still dangerously low in the 50s.
Water this cold can physically incapacitate someone in less than 10 minutes, leaving them physically helpless in the water unable to use their arm, legs, feet, and hands.
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