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Old 07-05-2010, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Gladhe8er
We had a death after our fireworks on Friday night in Westport CT. A boat from my buddy's club(54 footer) was heading back in the channel and his brother in law was on the bow with a spotlight trying to pick up the buoys. He went to sit on the bow rail and misjudged the height and fell overboard. Right away everyone yelled "Man Overboard" and the driver put the engines in neutral. The props still got him. He was found about 10 minutes later badly dismembered and already dead. We were listening to the police channell on the VHF...it was not good.
wow, that is horrible sorry for your friends
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Old 07-05-2010, 08:15 PM
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Very sad.
God Bless
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Old 07-05-2010, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by schnydo
Drunk Father Back Over And Killed 12 Yr Old Daughter
On My Lake
Mother killed while 7 year old driving the boat hits a pier fast enough to throw her into the windshield and then overboard.
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and to think I spent the last 4 days sitting on my couch studying endocrine... no beer, no boat rides, no fireworks, only books.
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