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articfriends 07-22-2017 11:40 AM

Prayers for Bill Gibson aka BGIII
 
Just got word bg111 bill gibson and his wife had an incident in their the 34 Saber this morning. Aeromed responded, no other word on what happened or condition. Just met this guy a week ago tuning his boat and helping him with mefi. Please add any info you may have, hoping for best outcome, Smitty

Sydwayz 07-22-2017 11:53 AM

He's a good guy. Prayers that they are OK.

Car Biz 07-22-2017 12:03 PM

Prayers I just heard about this on the news Bill and his family are GREAT people

SB 07-22-2017 12:07 PM

Crap ! Known him fort many years online. Great guy !

Prayers done !

If you could keep us informed that would be great !

articfriends 07-22-2017 12:19 PM

I just got second hand word they are both alive and he has broken arm, she has head injury

F-2 Speedy 07-22-2017 12:29 PM

I hope thats accurate, speedy recovery.....thoughts and prayors

AB From Windsor 07-22-2017 01:03 PM

Prayers sent for a speedy recovery.

Jupiter Sunsation 07-22-2017 08:51 PM

Hopefully a speedy recovery for both Bill and his wife......


GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A woman was critically injured and taken to a Grand Rapids hospital after a boat crash Saturday morning on Lake Michigan.

At 10:37 a.m. Saturday, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, a boat from the U.S. Coast Guard station in Grand Haven and a helicopter from the Coast Guard station in Muskegon responded to a report of a boat crashing with injuries off Brucker Beach on Lake Michigan in Grand Haven Township.

The incident occurred two miles south of Grand Haven and a half mile offshore in Lake Michigan.

Upon arriving at the scene, emergency personnel found a woman with serious injuries after the crash. She was transported by Aeromed helicopter to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids where she was listed in critical condition later Saturday.

The woman’s husband suffered minor injuries and two passengers riding in the rear of the boat were not injured.

Their 35-foot Saber Marine powerboat overturned after striking a wave while traveling at a high rate of speed. The two were pulled out of the water by the Coast Guard response boat, which transferred them to an Ottawa County marine unit, which transported them ashore to EMS workers.

The woman, Renae Gibson, 45, of Hudsonville, suffered a severe head injury as well as lacerations to her head and face. She was taken to a nearby airport where she was airlifted by Aeromed to Butterworth.

Her husband, William Gibson, 46, of Hudsonville, sustained a broken arm and was transported to North Ottawa Community Hospital.
For an interview and more details, see “FOX 17 News at 10 and 11” tonight.

offshorexcursion 07-22-2017 11:03 PM

They are great friends and some of the best boaters on the water.

Like always the news reports have most of it wrong

Thoughts and prayers

Sydwayz 07-23-2017 12:27 AM

Kevin, what's the real story then? How is his wife doing? Was she struck by a/the boat?

My thoughts and prayers are with them. I'm certain he is a wreck right now. I know I would be.


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