lost a blue snorkel found a red snorkel.

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Back in 1986 on holiday in Limassol Cyprus Four of us hired a pedalo and set out from the shore. I put down my blue snorkel and mask on the deck only to find that it had fallen overboard and was lost. A little later and further out we spotted a red snorkel and mask lying on the sea floor. I swam down and retrieved it.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:32:23 +0000Coincidence ID:4688