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Hurricane Earl is expected to pass by Brunswick and the Golden Isles sometime today, with only beachgoers seeing any evidence that it is about 600 miles offshore.
"Earl is expected to pass by Jacksonville at 8 a.m. (today) and Myrtle Beach at around 8 p.m., so it will pass St. Simons and Brunswick sometime Thursday. The eye will remain about 600 miles off the coast," she said. "There will be no direct effects to the Brunswick-St. Simons area. It may be a little breezy."
The storm, however, could create dangers for swimmers. The weather service issued surf and rip current advisories for the Golden Isles from Thursday into Friday. That means people should stay out of the ocean, Trabert said.
"With these high surf and rip current advisories, it is recommended that you stay out of the water. Of course, surfers love these conditions, and they are usually strong swimmers," she said. "But it's recommended that you stay out of the ocean."
There will definitely be wave action. Trabert said swells began increasing Wednesday.
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Grabbing a pair of binoculars and bird watching is second nature to Lydia Thompson of St. Simons Island.
"I moved here because of Jekyll Island," said Thompson, a director of the Coastal Georgia Audubon Society. "The Jekyll Island campground has a wonderful area where they feed and have fresh water for birds. It's a little oasis."
When it comes to bird watching, Thompson is not alone. The Southern region had the highest number of bird watchers in the nation in 2006, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. In Georgia, 15 percent of the population was outdoors looking up to the sky.
More than an activity, bird watching is an eco-tourism business that generated $23 billion. Participants purchased binoculars, bird food, equipment and travelled out of state or the country.
The flourishing bird watching business coincides with people's growing appreciation of the natural world, said Brad Winn, program manager for the nongame conservation section of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
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Man killed by train in Brantley County
The Georgia State Patrol in Waycross responded to the fatal accident at 10:35 p.m. and is investigating the death.
Bagley was laying on the track when the train hit him, according to the GSP report.
The conductor of the train, whose name was not released, said he saw something red next to the track just before the train hit it.
He told troopers he stopped the train and walked back to see what was hit and discovered Bagley, who had been thrown 7 feet south of the track.
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The age of Stephen Tindall Sr., who was indicted by the Glynn County Grand Jury Aug. 25 for battery, aggravated assault and cruelty to children in the third degree, was incorrectly reported in the story "Grand jury indicts beating suspects" on page 2A Wednesday. Tindall Sr. is 43 years old.
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