Citation

Moser RH. J. Am. Med. Assoc. JAMA 1974; 229(5): 563-566.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1974, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jama.1974.03230430055032

PMID

4600050

Abstract

One brisk Sunday morning, three teaching sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis were exploring the sea cliffs on an isolated beach on the south shore of Maui. It was a high-surf day and waves charged into the pali in a spectacular show of spray and sound. The youngest, more adventurous sister, a 29-year-old teacher, scrambled down the rocky surface to a vantage point about six feet above the sea. Suddenly a giant wave swept in, engulfed her, and carried her out into the rough water of the cove....

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