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Father and son get some outdoor activity at Waterford Beach Park

May 12, 2022 12:00 am • Last Updated: May 12, 2022 5:39 pm

By Dana Jensen
Staff Photographer

d.jensen@theday.com

Colin McGovern of Waterford wades ashore at Waterford Beach Park with his surfboard Thursday, May 12, 2022, and is greeted by his son, Camden, 8, after paddling in the prone position for an upper-body workout. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Waterford — Colin McGovern of Waterford was at Waterford Beach Park with his surfboard and his son, Camden, 8, on Thursday.

McGovern, who was paddling in the prone position for an upper-body workout Thursday, said he surfs in Rhode Island and exercises at Waterford Beach year-round. When it's cold, he said, he uses a thicker wetsuit with a hood.

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