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omerta one 09-06-2010 09:30 AM

Woman Killed in Docking Accident at LOTO
 
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Published: Sunday, September 5, 2010 7:50 PM CDT

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (7MM) -- A Lee's Summit woman was killed Saturday night in a docking accident at Shady Gators.

According to the Water Patrol, 26-year-old Crystal Gudde was standing on the engine hatch of a 29-foot Formula ready to throw out a boat fender at 10:43 p.m., Sept. 4, as the operator, George Constable, 52, of Lee's Summit, Mo., began to position the vessel to back into one of the slips at Shady Gators. At some point in the turn, the vessel went from idle reverse to full-throttle reverse hitting multiple docked boats.

Gudde suffered fatal injuries in the collision. She was taken to Alee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home.

Constable suffered minor injuries, according to the Water Patrol.

Damage to the Fountain has been classified as moderate.

jayboat 09-06-2010 09:35 AM

Sad to hear this. Full-throttle reverse can't ever be a good thing.

omerta one 09-06-2010 10:04 AM

http://www.mswp.dps.mo.gov/news/NRDe...2&ID=N07100222

rockstar38
Location: St. Peters & LOTO 3 1/2 MM

I actually watched this happen. It look like a throttle stuck. He hit 4 boats hard and the girl was nailed by the beak of a fountain. We watched them pull her from the boat and we could tell it wasn't good.

Very sad!!!! Thoughts and prayers go out to the families!!!!

Sydwayz 09-06-2010 10:27 AM

It sounds like a line or fender line got wrapped around the throttles. Very sad.

Skullkrusher 09-06-2010 10:36 AM

Possible that he went to move shifters into forward and moved the throttles forward instead.

boatnt 09-06-2010 11:01 AM


Originally Posted by Skullkrusher (Post 3200721)
Possible that he went to move shifters into forward and moved the throttles forward instead.

Might be right,Ive done that before where I go to move the shifters from reverse to drive and accidently grab the throttles.

Very sad!

BeakBoater35 09-06-2010 12:04 PM


Originally Posted by boatnt (Post 3200732)
Might be right,Ive done that before where I go to move the shifters from reverse to drive and accidently grab the throttles.

Very sad!

Easy mistakes to make. So sad. Thoughts for friends and family.

tomtbone1993 09-06-2010 12:07 PM

very sad

mike tkach 09-06-2010 12:38 PM

very sad,may she rest in peace

teamsynergy 09-06-2010 12:57 PM

RIP... It's been a very bad weekend...


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