Fountain @ LOTO passengers injured in near rollover

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08-31-2012, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyboatman

Ouch, thats going to leave a mark, slow the video down the poor lady up frt got a windsheild in the face. I want to know how they got the video i would had hid that under my garage floor 4ever. But atleast they walked away.

The guy in the blue shirt works for LakeTV. He was catching rides on different boats all weekend and had his GoPro shooting video.

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08-31-2012, 03:42 PM

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I am glad their injuries were not serious. The LakeTV guy got beat up pretty bad.

08-31-2012, 03:44 PM

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Ouch. Sorry that happed to them and hope there were no serious injuries. Hopefully the video will cause others to think. Would be nice if there was a gopro pointing forward too.

08-31-2012, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mrfixxall

nice teather,,thank god he put the sticks all the way down b4 he got thrown from the helm..

Looks like the throttles were partially open and his body/arm closed them when he was thrown to port to me. Pretty lucky

08-31-2012, 04:23 PM

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My guess... trimmed up and running too loose when he hit the wake at possibly an awkward angle. Not enough wetted surface for proper control. But who knows for sure.

08-31-2012, 04:27 PM

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OUCH

08-31-2012, 04:30 PM

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happens so fast ...

08-31-2012, 04:36 PM

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I had this happen in my old Baja. Came off wrong on a wake, landed on the port side boat snapped back to the starboard and threw me right over into the passenger bolster and everyone to the ground. Close call for us. Scary.

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08-31-2012, 04:44 PM

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That hurt to watch!!!!, I got goose bumps! Those people all looked like they were all holding on for dear life.... I mean I have had a couple of accidents in my time but that looked like trouble from the get-go.... #($()%% OUCH!!!!