Hope those guys are ok. Hate to see bad things happen to good people

Want to ask who was in the boat ? I guess Mike the owner of Outerlimits and ? I missed it. Hope they are ok and the best for them.

Prayers to mike and Joel.

Who is being airlifted? Keep in mind that one of the better hospitals in the area is at the University of Missouri-Columbia, which is about an hour drive from the lake. They airlift a lot of accident victims from the lake area on a regular basis.

Thoughts and prayers, met the owner a few weeks back, great guy, scary video, hope both will be OK,

I just heard mike was airlifted to university hospital, from a good no bs source. He was breathing but knocked out

That is wild. Prayers sent.

Thoughts and prayers for mike and crew.

GoneAgain said there was a serious crosswind when passing the bluff... WOW.

Like everyone... Hope they are ok and prayers to the families.

Again, not to lessen the severity of the situation, but for those of you not familiar with the lake area, University Hospital is the best facility in the lake area and airlifting him to University is by far the quickest method to get him there.

Prayers sent!

Wish for speedy recoveries for both men....awful crash

Pic three and four looked photoshopped they are so high. That is unbelievable, like others have mentioned the construction on the canopy appears to be top notch.

breath taking video!
what a crash. hope for the best.
when thinking about that, planes take off at similar speed so very thin margin between running wet and blowing over like that...
prayers again...

Prayers sent !!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LuxLHigV90&feature=youtu.be

hard to believe the boat didn't break up more, prayers to both, Hope they are alright

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, I dare not think what the outcome would have been if that boat hadn't had a canopy.

Incredible Video . Wish well to everyone involved.Thank God they were in a canopy boat.

Prayer go up for Mike and Joel.

Just met them two weeks ago... great guys! Prayers for a speedy recovery! I took this picture before the start of The Buffalo Poker Run

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...psd8f2b24a.jpg

Prayers for a quick recovery!

Was that boat at the Buffalo Run?

Padraig

100%. Not too long ago Mr. Al Muhairi and Mr. Sanchez (Victory Team) lost their lives in a similar crash.
Thank god they lost so much energy in the air.

Wow... a testament to the design and construction that they even survived that crash.. Hope they both have a speedy recovery...

Happened right in front of me- 200ft away. Glad they are alive and wishes for a speedy recovery.

That thing was airborne.

Kudos to OL for making one tough boat...... glad to hear the Pilots are OK..... Being an Airline Pilot myself I am wondering why these boats are not designed with more basic stability or controllability? Maybe an automatic spoiler deploy system that keeps the nose down if pitch exceeds 15*??? Small canards up front for some kind of limited pitch control??? In this day and age of super technology I know it can be done? Here is a boat in perfect, calm conditions and crashes......... Every year we see the same thing and people die.... Every year....... Who else is going to die this year? next year?
Is it really worth risking your life to take these boats to such high speeds? TBF

not the place right now to talk about it.

thoughts and prayers for a quick recovery.

Mike and company build a great boat and use the best materials,,and it showed today.

Jus saw boat headed east on 54... canopy looks bad. Pray for them.

Thoughts and Prayers are all that matters now.

Thought and prayers for both Mike and Joel. Both great guys, and Mike is a great guy to boat with. Did Big Cat Poker Run with him last weekend and chatted a bit. Great guy, all of us at Wozencraft Insuance will be saying a prayer for both men. Hate to seen anyone get hurt doing what we all enjoy so much.

Prayers for both men . Well built cat to say the least .

At a buck eighty! Can not imagine where they would be without a canopy. Those big cats and hydros fly really high on blowover. That boat was atleast 150' in the air. Your only prayer in non canopy cat or hydro is to be thrown out of the boat and not run over. I can't even jump in the water from 30 feet without pain. Imagine hitting 180 mph water. You might skip but i doubt it. Something to really think about. Glad the canopy worked. But still slamming on the water in a fiberglass box is not the best thing either. Super stoked they will live to tell! God bless

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Have there been any updates on the condition of the guys in the boat?

As per Speed on the waters FB post

"Mike Fiore is in critical but stable condition. His family has asked not to detail specifics of his injuries, but he is expected to recover"

Incredible they survived - best wishes for a full and fast recovery.

Terrifying indeed. Hope all are ok.

That is fantasic news. I wish him a speedy and full recovery.