What an odd way to retract a story.

The beach in question is almost certainly the Ballard pocket beach right next to the Ballard Elks club. Since it's used by nearly everyone who rents paddleboards from Surf Ballard, I don't think it's particularly secret.

A couple of paragraphs would have sufficed.

A mountain over a molehill to be sure. In fairness, swimming out into the shipping channel from of the Ballard locks is absolutely going to alarm onlookers, regardless of her swimming ability. Not a smart move.

Contrary to all the whiners in the comment section, I enjoyed this article. It was an amusing slice-of-life story.

I heard Alex Pedersen was driving the boat that nearly hit her.

Thank you, Nathalie. And Genevieve Sawyer and Dan Strauss. That was a fun read.