Popeye's sinking @ Michigan City
08-11-2010, 08:08 AM
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MICHIGAN CITY | A driver in a boat that flipped during Sunday's race along Michigan City's lakefront was blue when pulled from her submerged watercraft.
Lisa Matthews was doing fine Monday thanks to the quick work of rescuers, officials said.
"She was talking and alert and knew who she was and knew who everyone was around her," said Jason Miller, sports development manager for the LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Matthews was driving the No. 13 Popeyes racing boat during the Great Lakes Grand Prix when she hit a large air pocket in the water, flipping the 36-foot-long yellow machine toward the end of the second race.
Miller said the throttleman of the boat, Stan Ware, managed to get out by himself.
Fast-acting divers pulled out Matthews. She was reportedly unconscious for a short period of time with injuries to her throat from ingesting water tainted with fuel that leaked from the boat.
"It was very scary for awhile," Miller said.
Last year, an estimated 50,000 people turned out at the lakefront event.
Miller said he couldn't say how many came out this year, but felt the crowd was down a bit due to the threatening weather prior to the start of the race.
Nevertheless, Damon Moser, 33, of Hanna said he was impressed with both the attendance and speed of the boats.
"This is my first time. I'll be back again," Moser said.
Patti Raffa, team manager of War Paint Ultra Racing, and others in her crew stood just off the water's edge wearing headphones and holding radios during the race.
Their mission is to stay in constant contact with the drivers in case of a crash and provide rescuers with instant notice.
She said the hazards include air pockets, choppy conditions and objects like logs in the water. One log left two large gouges in their boat during Saturday's test runs.
Posted in Porter, Laporte on Monday, August 9, 2010 1:30 pm Updated: 11:20 pm. | Tags: Michigan City
MICHIGAN CITY | A driver in a boat that flipped during Sunday's race along Michigan City's lakefront was blue when pulled from her submerged watercraft.
Lisa Matthews was doing fine Monday thanks to the quick work of rescuers, officials said.
"She was talking and alert and knew who she was and knew who everyone was around her," said Jason Miller, sports development manager for the LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Matthews was driving the No. 13 Popeyes racing boat during the Great Lakes Grand Prix when she hit a large air pocket in the water, flipping the 36-foot-long yellow machine toward the end of the second race.
Miller said the throttleman of the boat, Stan Ware, managed to get out by himself.
Fast-acting divers pulled out Matthews. She was reportedly unconscious for a short period of time with injuries to her throat from ingesting water tainted with fuel that leaked from the boat.
"It was very scary for awhile," Miller said.
Last year, an estimated 50,000 people turned out at the lakefront event.
Miller said he couldn't say how many came out this year, but felt the crowd was down a bit due to the threatening weather prior to the start of the race.
Nevertheless, Damon Moser, 33, of Hanna said he was impressed with both the attendance and speed of the boats.
"This is my first time. I'll be back again," Moser said.
Patti Raffa, team manager of War Paint Ultra Racing, and others in her crew stood just off the water's edge wearing headphones and holding radios during the race.
Their mission is to stay in constant contact with the drivers in case of a crash and provide rescuers with instant notice.
She said the hazards include air pockets, choppy conditions and objects like logs in the water. One log left two large gouges in their boat during Saturday's test runs.
Posted in Porter, Laporte on Monday, August 9, 2010 1:30 pm Updated: 11:20 pm. | Tags: Michigan City
08-11-2010, 08:25 AM
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Thanks for the update on Stan Ware and Lisa Matthews. Very glad to hear that Lisa is doing OK as well as Stan and a great job by the Safety Divers and Rescue Teams.
Thanks for the update on Stan Ware and Lisa Matthews. Very glad to hear that Lisa is doing OK as well as Stan and a great job by the Safety Divers and Rescue Teams.
08-11-2010, 08:53 AM
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Boat driver out of S.B. hospital
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A Great Lakes Grand Prix helicopter hovers overhead as rescue boats converge on the yellow deck twin hulls of the Popeyes-sponsored race boat that flipped on the race course Sunday. Rescuers pulled driver Lisa Matthews out, while throttleman Stan Ware managed to free himself. Photo by Michele Newenhouse
By Dave Hawk
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Published: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 5:10 PM CDT
SOUTH BEND — Lisa Matthews, driver of the Popeyes boat that crashed Sunday in Lake Michigan during the Great Lakes Grand Prix, was to be released from a hospital here Monday after being totally cleared by doctors, a Popeyes marketing official said.
Matthews was airlifted from St. Anthony Memorial in Michigan City to Memorial Hospital here after she nearly drowned when the 36-foot racing boat she was driving flipped on the race course while traveling close to 100 mph, according to Ellen Greenleaf, who spoke on behalf of Popeyes Offshore Racing.
“She’s totally fine and they released her to go home to Sarasota,” said Greenleaf, who visited her in the hospital here Monday morning. “She sounded strong and coherent.”
Matthews had a CT scan and MRI test at St. Anthony and was cleared by those tests before being airlifted to Memorial Hospital for further evaluation, Greenleaf said.
The driver and owner of the boat, Stan Ware, the second person on board as throttleman, was fine and not admitted to St. Anthony, she said.
The boat is repairable, Greenleaf said, with “a tear in the transom.”
Greenleaf said the response by the Superboat medical safety team was “immediate” and “incredible.”
The boat flipped in the last lap of the race after the craft hit a “hole” in the water, Greenleaf said. “It went airborne and it came down and went into another hole,” she said. The flipped-over boat took on water and floated with its twin hulls pointing straight up. The vessel was brought back to the harbor and hoisted back ashore.
Boat driver out of S.B. hospital
(South Bend)
A Great Lakes Grand Prix helicopter hovers overhead as rescue boats converge on the yellow deck twin hulls of the Popeyes-sponsored race boat that flipped on the race course Sunday. Rescuers pulled driver Lisa Matthews out, while throttleman Stan Ware managed to free himself. Photo by Michele Newenhouse
By Dave Hawk
Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 5:10 PM CDT
SOUTH BEND — Lisa Matthews, driver of the Popeyes boat that crashed Sunday in Lake Michigan during the Great Lakes Grand Prix, was to be released from a hospital here Monday after being totally cleared by doctors, a Popeyes marketing official said.
Matthews was airlifted from St. Anthony Memorial in Michigan City to Memorial Hospital here after she nearly drowned when the 36-foot racing boat she was driving flipped on the race course while traveling close to 100 mph, according to Ellen Greenleaf, who spoke on behalf of Popeyes Offshore Racing.
“She’s totally fine and they released her to go home to Sarasota,” said Greenleaf, who visited her in the hospital here Monday morning. “She sounded strong and coherent.”
Matthews had a CT scan and MRI test at St. Anthony and was cleared by those tests before being airlifted to Memorial Hospital for further evaluation, Greenleaf said.
The driver and owner of the boat, Stan Ware, the second person on board as throttleman, was fine and not admitted to St. Anthony, she said.
The boat is repairable, Greenleaf said, with “a tear in the transom.”
Greenleaf said the response by the Superboat medical safety team was “immediate” and “incredible.”
The boat flipped in the last lap of the race after the craft hit a “hole” in the water, Greenleaf said. “It went airborne and it came down and went into another hole,” she said. The flipped-over boat took on water and floated with its twin hulls pointing straight up. The vessel was brought back to the harbor and hoisted back ashore.
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08-11-2010, 09:04 AM
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Glad everybody is OK
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08-11-2010, 09:24 AM
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It dose not matter what Org you race in....our safety crews are the best....I know you guys don't hear it as much as you should....but hats off guys....the job you do keeping us safe is second to none....its funny while racing that being ejected or going over in a canopy has never worried me....and its because of you guys looking over us...and knowing you will be there to take care of us in a moments notice....
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08-11-2010, 03:44 PM
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Lisa called me a little while ago and said to let everyone know she is fine.. 
..She is tired and a little yanked that she broke a fingernail and lost her purse (I mean really who else would have a purse in a race boat
). Don't let the fact that she is girlie fool you, her determination and drive to be the best at what she does has always made her a fierce competitor...She said thanks for all the prayers and thoughts and she will see everyone soon at the races...
..She is tired and a little yanked that she broke a fingernail and lost her purse (I mean really who else would have a purse in a race boat). Don't let the fact that she is girlie fool you, her determination and drive to be the best at what she does has always made her a fierce competitor...She said thanks for all the prayers and thoughts and she will see everyone soon at the races...
