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Knot 4 Me 10-24-2006 10:47 AM
LOTO Accident
 
I apologize if this has already been posted. Hitting a sandbar at LOTO has never crossed my mind. :(

http://www.lakesunleader.com/article...24/news/01.txt

Sea-Dated 10-24-2006 10:53 AM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
I didn't know LOTO had sandbars.....

satisfactionII 10-24-2006 10:59 AM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
I wonder if he was wearing a lanyard attached to the kill switch? Boat looks like a Scarab P29. Was a nice boat. :(

Bilgerat 10-24-2006 11:00 AM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
there are some low water points referred to as sand bars, ( i don't think there is anything sandy about them ) they are marked with bouys and that is what he hit, cool boat that was the special edition deal with small blocks and blackhawk drives,

rdoactive 10-24-2006 12:43 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
Just a guess, but any chance this happened near the Lodge of the 4 seasons. There's an island and underwater rocks there that not much can get over when the water's down.
Gary

Steve_H 10-24-2006 12:48 PM
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS - A Stillwell, Kan., man remains in serious condition following an accident near the 11-mile marker.

According to the Missouri Water Patrol, David Hersh, 51, was taken to Lake Regional Hospital for treatment after the Wellcraft runabout he was driving hit a shallow sandbar. The impact allegedly threw Hersh around in the boat, causing him to lose consciousness.

The boat continued to travel, making a U-turn and running across a walkway. The boat ran under another walkway and came to rest when it struck a seawall. There were no passengers listed onboard the boat, according to the Water Patrol accident report.


The accident was reported shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday.

Witnesses said they saw the bright yellow and red speedboat pass them near the 10-mile marker. About 10 minutes later, they passed by the accident and saw the bow of the boat wedged up under the walkway against the seawall.

The Water Patrol and Lake Ozark Fire Protection District responded to the accident.
thats strange. im at the 10 mm and am not aware of any low spots unless he was very close to shore. :(

Comanche3Six 10-24-2006 01:43 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
Wear your kill lanyard.

Griff 10-24-2006 02:33 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
Originally Posted by rdoactive
Just a guess, but any chance this happened near the Lodge of the 4 seasons. There's an island and underwater rocks there that not much can get over when the water's down.
Gary

There is another low spot that runs straight out from shore 150-200feet at the 11mm on the opposite side of the lake from 4 seasons. It is marked with bouys, but they are easy to miss if you don't know they are there. With dropping water levels, it could be only a foot or 2 deep there.

drypipetiger 10-24-2006 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve_H
am not aware of any low spots unless he was very close to shore.
Looks pretty close to me.

Bilgerat 10-24-2006 02:58 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
Griff, that was the one, kind of by bikini pier,

Another accident today, i forget what mile marker, but was supposedly one of those fast pontoons two people got chucked off, only one made it to shore, currently looking for the other. Sad sad times around the lake this year, lots of deaths, some just unfortunate accidents others clearly could have been avoided, I feel for all their families and think about mine everytime I vest up.

Bilgerat 10-24-2006 02:59 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
That picture shows the docks walkway that stopped the boat, the boat went over the one next to it before hitting that one.

Bilgerat 10-24-2006 03:03 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
http://www.mswp.dps.mo.gov/News/NRDe...p?ID=N07060183

mpally 10-24-2006 07:43 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
Wow, the Doris' are the ones who bring some of the pontoons to the shootout. What a shock. I wonder what happened at 9:00 in the morning that would cause the toon to roll? Anyone know anything more?

Steve_H 10-24-2006 09:13 PM
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what a shame...

Griff 10-24-2006 11:18 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
Here's the water patrol press release on the Scarab. The guy is one lucky sob and should be thankful he is alive.

http://www.mswp.dps.mo.gov/news/NRDe...2&ID=N07060182

hp500efi 10-25-2006 05:38 AM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
Originally Posted by Griff
Here's the water patrol press release on the Scarab. The guy is one lucky sob and should be thankful he is alive.

http://www.mswp.dps.mo.gov/news/NRDe...2&ID=N07060182
I agree!!. Had he had his lanyard on, his injuries would have been much less including the boat.

Sea-Dated 10-25-2006 08:50 AM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
Not to argue the safety of the lanyard, but it does not say he was ejected or even thrown across the boat. All it says is that he was knocked out. He could have still been in his bolster and never far enough out to pull the lanyard. Does anyone know if he was or was not wearing the lanyard?

Coolerman 10-25-2006 09:18 AM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
Originally Posted by Sea-Dated
Not to argue the safety of the lanyard, but it does not say he was ejected or even thrown across the boat. All it says is that he was knocked out. He could have still been in his bolster and never far enough out to pull the lanyard. Does anyone know if he was or was not wearing the lanyard?

I agree. Too many assumptions here.

Cord 10-25-2006 12:11 PM
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I'd swear that boat was owned by a guy who organized the Oshkosh poker run. It was a pretty sweet boat and he was selling it for a matching price. I thought asking was 48k. I know that he was a member on this board, but never posted much.

tlark 10-25-2006 12:48 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
I saw this boat coming out of the Gravous(sp). this past Sun. as I was watching the Chiefs on TV. It caught my eye from my condo b/c its bright color and just so few boats on the water.

The water level is down a couple of feet. There is a island on the east (edit) side of the lake outside the cove to Big Thunder is there not. Is it possible with the lake down he perhaps got too close....I think the it gets shallow on the north side of that island.

From the middle picture SteveH has above that sure looks like the west side of the lake looking to that condo complex accross.

tlark 10-25-2006 12:53 PM
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Now that I look at it again, if you look on the far left, thats the house on the cliff with the water falls and the far right is the point of the island at the entrance to the Broken Arrow Marina. First year resident.....but it looks familar.

hammer01 10-25-2006 02:08 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
Originally Posted by tlark
Now that I look at it again, if you look on the far left, thats the house on the cliff with the water falls and the far right is the point of the island at the entrance to the Broken Arrow Marina. First year resident.....but it looks familar.
actually, that appears to be regatta bay in the backdrop which is on the east side of the lake. this accident must have happened just a cove or so from ozark bar-b-q. have to be very careful on any body of water to not get overconfident about the depth or conditions of the water. as someone stated above, there is a rock-type reef in front of four seasons about a mile or two down from regatta bay that is very shallow, yet there is a hole just out from the reef that is in excess of 125 feet deep in spots and 200 i have heard has been seen on a depth gauge.

tlark 10-25-2006 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by hammer01
actually, that appears to be regatta bay in the backdrop which is on the east side of the lake.
I edited my first post, meant to say the island on west , by big thunder cove entry or close to it. I know the island by four seasons and I didn't think that was it. Anyway I was was wrong in that post, but the photo sure looks like its that island by Broken Arrow that has that stone bridge as a entry (west side)

I am new down there :drink:

Griff 10-25-2006 03:43 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
The sandbar that he hit is at the 11mm on the Sunrise Beach side of the lake. Its a few coves and about half a mile toward the toll Bridge if you are coming from Ozark BBQ.

bouyhunter 10-25-2006 04:29 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
What a shame. I hope the guy's OK.
I love the P-29's - but according to the original article, I'm confused if it's a runabout, or a speedboat - anyone else catch that??

ECeptor 10-27-2006 03:47 PM
Re: LOTO Accident
 
Glad to hear the guy is OK...nasty accident.

Anyone know what is going to happen to the boat? I wonder if it is going to be sold as salvage...would be a good winter project if it did.

nova26 03-26-2008 09:54 PM
Does anyone know what happen to the p29 after it crashed at LOTO? Was it Junk or did someone rebuild it?

Knot 4 Me 03-27-2008 07:33 AM
Originally Posted by nova26 (Post 2501342)
Does anyone know what happen to the p29 after it crashed at LOTO? Was it Junk or did someone rebuild it?
It has been sitting in an insurance company parking lot here in Bloomington, IL since the accident. Uncovered I might add!!


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