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re: News reporting U-High kid fell overboard
Posted on 5/26/23 at 9:55 am to financetiger
Posted on 5/26/23 at 9:55 am to financetiger
We have been here since Sunday and I spoke with several kids from E.D White who were on the boat. It was some type of pirate ship that was packed with graduates from all over with the Gradweek group. They said that a kid from another school was daring kids to jump from the top of the ship. The Uhigh kid jumped and a life ring was thrown in his direction and it got caught in the boats wake and floated away. They said he then started swimming toward the boat and was pulled underneath and that was the last time he was seen on the surface. I saw both snap chat videos and it was chaotic scene but you can clearly see him with in probably 20 feet swimming towards the boat. While all this was going on a terrible storm came through and the boat stayed out there with all the passengers until 2 a.m. with a single police boat.
Yesterday afternoon I did see two U.S. Coast Guard choppers flying a grid pattern where he went overboard.
The Uhigh kids were staying at the Atlantis resort on that side of the island.
We are leaving today with our group from Natchitoches.
Yesterday afternoon I did see two U.S. Coast Guard choppers flying a grid pattern where he went overboard.
The Uhigh kids were staying at the Atlantis resort on that side of the island.
We are leaving today with our group from Natchitoches.
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Posted on 5/26/23 at 10:34 am to JMFG
My daughter was on the boat and this is fairly consistent with what she's told me. I was texting her the entire time they were out there.
Posted on 5/26/23 at 8:39 pm to JMFG
just saw the video. an awful and sad situation for all involved
Posted on 5/26/23 at 8:57 pm to lsualum98
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I was texting her the entire time they were out there.
Wait, you were texting your kid while she was on her senior trip Or did she text you to tell you about what happened?
Posted on 5/26/23 at 9:17 pm to tigerinthebueche
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Wait, you were texting your kid while she was on her senior trip Or did she text you to tell you about what happened?
If my kid were stuck on a boat in an emergency situation, I’d hope she would text me.
Posted on 5/26/23 at 9:26 pm to Evil Little Thing
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If my kid were stuck on a boat in an emergency situation, I’d hope she would text me.
No kidding! And what difference does it make? Parents can certainly check on their kids. Geez.
This post was edited on 5/26/23 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 5/26/23 at 9:35 pm to Gris Gris
Anyone know where to see the video?
Posted on 5/26/23 at 9:37 pm to financetiger
The ocean is vast and Mother Nature is unforgiving. Hopefully the family can find closure
Posted on 5/26/23 at 9:39 pm to GatorPA84
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Anyone know where to see the video?
The one I saw doesn’t really have anything worth seeing besides getting an idea of how big the boat was. It just shows a large boat (pirate ship) with a ton of people basically partying. You can see him in the water with a life ring floating a few feet away. That’s all I saw.
Posted on 5/26/23 at 9:57 pm to SixthAndBarone
just heard they suspended the search
Posted on 5/26/23 at 10:39 pm to trussthetruzz
So terribly sad. Just heartbreaking.
Posted on 5/26/23 at 10:41 pm to Evil Little Thing
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Wait, you were texting your kid while she was on her senior trip Or did she text you to tell you about what happened?
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If my kid were stuck on a boat in an emergency situation, I’d hope she would text me.
I started texting her because I was concerned about the weather, and then he jumped just a few minutes after that, so obviously our conversation shifted. I was extremely grateful to be in constant contact with her throughout the ordeal. It was a horrible tragedy and a parent's worst nightmare.
Posted on 5/26/23 at 11:18 pm to lsualum98
You’re a good parent.
It’s incredibly sad that he hasn’t been found and the search has been suspended.
It’s incredibly sad that he hasn’t been found and the search has been suspended.
This post was edited on 5/26/23 at 11:26 pm
Posted on 5/26/23 at 11:31 pm to Gris Gris
WTF it no body has been found there should be no suspension
Posted on 5/26/23 at 11:38 pm to ForeverEllisHugh
As a parent, I would be horrified. Perhaps it’s suspended at night.
Posted on 5/26/23 at 11:43 pm to ForeverEllisHugh
It’s getting to be a time frame where sharks would get involved unfortunately
Posted on 5/26/23 at 11:44 pm to ForeverEllisHugh
The Advocate article says the water was 16 feet deep. That doesn't sound accurate, but if it is, it's very strange they haven't found anything.
Posted on 5/27/23 at 5:55 am to ForeverEllisHugh
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WTF it no body has been found there should be no suspension
Unfortunately the ocean is huge and it is common for no body to ever be found.
Posted on 5/27/23 at 6:24 am to Gris Gris
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Perhaps it’s suspended at night.
When did he go overboard? I don’t think they’ll spend more than 3 or 4 days looking for him. Survival chances decrease rapidly and it’s a huge ocean. Not uncommon for searches to call it off when they know it’s a recovery and not a rescue. He might bubble up somewhere or he may never be found.
Posted on 5/27/23 at 6:26 am to GeauxTigers123
Any idea where that pirate boat go goes as far as path of travel? There’s a lot of really shallow areas around Nassau harbor, if he had a life ring to stay afloat I’d think that he would have come pretty close to them? Very unfortunate and sad situation overall.
That boat looks large (assuming there’s only one pirate boat in Nassau) but not THAT large to where it couldn’t turn around rather quickly. Seems almost definitely some less than an ideal captaining here.
That boat looks large (assuming there’s only one pirate boat in Nassau) but not THAT large to where it couldn’t turn around rather quickly. Seems almost definitely some less than an ideal captaining here.
This post was edited on 5/27/23 at 6:27 am
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