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Very sad :( Prayers to all involved

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very sad news GOD BLESS :(

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:( :(

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Very sad day.God bless :(

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the friends and familys :(

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A real tragedy. Prayers to all involved.

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I'm speechless. Never seen damage like that before. Who cares how it happened. Many lives changed today. Many lives lost. Raw footage was freaky because it made it more real than a professional news reporter could.

Condolences to family, friends and entire boating community.

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horrible... thoughts and prayers

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:( RIP

Thougts & prayers out to the survivors, family & friends...

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This makes me sick to hear. I am tired of people talking about what happened. Lets focus on the family members that lost their lives. God Bless the familes invovled.

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terribly sad and shocking news, my thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those involved...

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I was in shock all night at the restaurant. I am stunned, shocked, saddened......every emotion I can think of. :( :(

I feel like I need to be sick......I can't express enough my condolences and thoughts.

Greg

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Bruce & Myra are members of our boat club in Tennessee (MCPA). They're always nice and while they're boat is fast, but its also built to handle it. As far as their piloting skills, this isn't the first fast boat they've had, nor their first time at Texoma. They did say it was their favorite run each year.

We ate lunch with them at our local poker run in July and they spoke as if they were a proffesional team when operating the boat, each with a job to do. Their operation always looked safe and courteous to me. It's a terrible accident and a sad, sad day...

All involved are in my thoughts and prayers!

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Thoughts and prayers to the families..God Speed

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damn this sucks, it was confirmed to be Gordon Mineo on the news

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Man, I'm sorry to hear all of this. It really makes you think about stuff in life. Thoughts and prayers to everyone involved.

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May our prayers be heard by God tonight, to give peace to the loved ones left behind.

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Thoughts and prayers to all those involved :(

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Any update on Bruce's condition??

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god bless all family's involved :( :( :(

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Bruce is alert and talking but sustained some severe injuries.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

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prayers to all involved, and their family. The Nashville Cats crew was on our lake a couple weeks ago for our run and from all indications were curteous, professional, and safe. I never had the pleasure of meetng the other crew, but I am confident they were also as much an asset to the boating community. .......... :(

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Finally some good news...Thank you for the update G.O.

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Tragic day.
Condolences to all involved.
Please everyone, be careful out there.

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Bruce is in stable condition as of 11:55 pm. Spoke to nurse.

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My thoughts and prayers :(

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thats great to hear

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My condolences to the families of the victims

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Just a quick post to keep everyone up to date. I just left the hospital where Bruce is in ICU. He just got out of surgery to put a tube in each lung to drain them and help them inflate. Both lungs collapsed, probably due to the numerous broken ribs puncturing them. His is able to breathe on his own at this point with the help of oxygen. Hopefully they will not have to put him on a vent. His head and face are beat up pretty bad. He suffered numerous bad cuts,lacerations, and broken bones. We are still waiting for the results of the cat scan of his head, but at this point it looks pretty good. He was heavily sedated but was able to talk to me and ask and answer questions. He is very concerned about the well being of everyone involved. He does not really know what happened. He is going to need a lot of time and even more support to recover. Please pray for a complete and speedy recovery from both the accident and for the loss of his wife, friends and fellow boaters. Bruce is the only surviver and has got a very long road to recovery.
I was not at the scene but the general concensus is that something failed on Flash Gordons boat, causing it to make a sharp left turn, directly into the path of the oncoming boat of Bruce and Myra Gibson(The Nashville Catz).It appears that it was an unavoidable and tragic ACCIDENT. Once again, I was not at the scene.
We will stay here as long as it takes. If anyone needs us, we can be reached at 504-416-3607 or [email protected]. Please only call if nessesary. Thank you all for your support and prayers, they will need every bit of it. Eddie

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What a sad day, I never met Bruce but I would often see him lurking here, we shared a few PM's and he always signed them Bruce and Myra. I loved that boat and the fact that they did so many Poker Runs together. I pray for Bruce's recovery but I have a feeling his body will heal quicker than his heart.

RIP and God Bless

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Not sure that my heart could ever recover form something like this..God speed Bruce.
It could happen to any of us. :(

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I was friends with Myra, actually our sons are very close friends and attend school together. My son just went on vacation with Bruce & Myra for a week in Florida. She gave me a disc of pictures, but since she took them all, she's not in any of them. My son is in pain and he and another boy that is friends with Will would like to frame a picture of Myra with or without Bruce with their boat to give to Will as a gift. Does anyone on this forum know of where I can get one without going to the family?

Also, just FYI, us moms from the school plan on doing something at the school in Myra's name. She was always at the school helping or doing something for others. She was an angel. I'll post again when I know more about that (if my free trial doesn't run out first...I've never been on here!)

Thanks,

Jennifer

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Jennifer, I have some I took at the 2005 Desert Storm event, Please email me at [email protected] and I'll send them to you.

Jim

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Although I didn't know the people on either boat, I feel absolutely sick over this. I have met so many great people in this sport and am sure that these people were no exeption. I cannot even begin to imagine the feelings/emotions involved when a day of fun turns into a disaster such as this. My thoughts and prayers are with all involved. :(

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As I hear the bickering over speed or the question of safety, I wonder if u guys know what you have lost. My wife and I had the privelage of meeting Flash and Ann for the first time this summer. From the first time we met Flash and Ann we were drawn to their commitment, (Flash) joy for wide open freedom and sometimes headache, "damn fuel pump" and (Ann) for just being simply sweet and lovable! (Together) providing an enviroment that all of us felt welcome and the sincere character that they showed my wife and me in our first Poker Run..... Flash opened a whole to world to us, a whole neither lifestyle we did not know, Thank U Flash for that!!!!! May I say, tragedy happens! How many timesss have I heard or been told that I won't survive??? We all hear or will hear this phrase in our lives,,, it happens. I believe Flash and Ann were some of the best people that you will ever meet....They liked to have fun, they liked speed, they were definetely committed to each other and they liked sharing their world with others. Our prayers at Lake Ouachita go to Flash's family and the others involved in this terrible occurance. I have been asked to post a request for a moment of silence at 10AM CST on Tuesday for all involved. Please everyone, no bickering, no fingers, just please remember that ALL of us here can provide comfort and support to each other in both good or bad circumstances. Barry, I pray for your better half and hope that she is doing OK, please let us know if we can do anything, anything at all! To the rest of the gang, our prayers and thoughts are with you. Sincerely, Donnie & Natasha Fulmer

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WILLIS, Okla. - Two jet boats participating in a competition collided on Lake Texoma on Saturday, killing five people and injuring another, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.

One of the boats struck the other watercraft on the middle of its side, trooper Kera Philippi said.

Philippi identified the victims as Gordon Mineo, whose age wasn't available, of Rockwall, Texas; his wife, Ann, 59; Amy Dawn Lane, 31, of Little Elm, Texas; Justin R. Lane, 25, also of Little Elm; and Myra L. Gibson, 51, of Old Hickory, Tenn.

The Mineos and the Lanes were in one boat, while Gibson and her husband, Bruce, 54, were in the other, Philippi said. Bruce Gibson was flown to a Dallas hospital, she said. His condition was not known.

Only pieces were left of one boat. The rear of a yellow, twin-hull jet boat with purple trim was partially submerged and the left side of the bottom was ripped out. A tugboat towed the damaged boats to shore, Philippi said.

Gordon Mineo was the organizer of the "Highroller Poker Run" event, in which participants get a playing card at five different stops and win if they have the best poker hand at the end, Philippi said.

"They were still involved in the poker run when the accident took place," she said.

Troopers won't able to determine the cause of the accident until a reconstruction of the boats and the event are done, which could take a few days, she said.

Vacationer Steve Dover said he saw the boats take off for the poker run but they never returned. He said he knew something had gone wrong when he saw the patrol and other emergency vehicles.

"There was just floating debris," he said. "We've seen life vests, we've seen life preservers."

Dover said the mood at the lake was somber.

"We just kind of held our heads down and came back in and are just waiting to hear what really did happen," he said.

Labor Day vacationers remained at the shore of the massive lake, which is Oklahoma's second-largest body of water and straddles the Oklahoma-Texas border.

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I've never met any of the Poker Run crowd over in the US, and I'm not the religious type, but my thoughts and best wishes go to Bruce for a speedy and complete recovery. Also to the families and friends left behind.

I'm more of a spiritualist, and the only comforting words I have to give, having lost someone I loved, is the thought that one day, one day, you will be with them again..........

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How sad my prayers are with the family and friends.

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The news is NEVER thorough and accurate with their reporting.

My condolences to the victims and their family.

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God bless them all....