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Heartbreaking: 3 Boy Scouts killed on lake
Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:10 pm
Gut-wrenching.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/07/boy-scouts-sailing-lesson-turns-deadly-when-mast-strikes-power-lines-on-texas-lake/?utm_term=.46abd7a62b89
.....the world may have very well lost some special people. But, we'll never know now.
It better be somebody's arse.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/07/boy-scouts-sailing-lesson-turns-deadly-when-mast-strikes-power-lines-on-texas-lake/?utm_term=.46abd7a62b89
.....the world may have very well lost some special people. But, we'll never know now.
It better be somebody's arse.
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Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:15 pm to CharlesLSU
Why was the line that low?
Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:17 pm to CharlesLSU
quote:
It better be somebody's arse.
How do you know it wasnt the dead scout's fault? Did they check the boating regulations before sailing in the lake?
Maybve they werent supposed to have that boat with a mast that high, in the lake.
This post was edited on 8/7/17 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:18 pm to CharlesLSU
Those aren't boy scouts uniforms in the picture.
Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:18 pm to LakeViewLSU
quote:Definitely a possibility.
Maybve they werent supposed to have that boat wit,h a mast that high, in the lake.
Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:20 pm to Scruffy
30 ft mast. I dont know the lake but it wouldn't have to be an abnormally low hanging line for a mast that tall to catch it.
tragic
tragic
Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:24 pm to CharlesLSU
Shocking!
Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:26 pm to CharlesLSU
Why should it be somebody's arse? What good would that do?
Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:26 pm to CharlesLSU
very sad and tragic. this is an avoidable accident. lack of communication or awareness. never should have happened.
Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:26 pm to O
quote:
Shocking!
Posted on 8/7/17 at 8:32 pm to LakeViewLSU
Posted on 8/7/17 at 9:10 pm to Scruffy
30' mast damn
Curious how big of a lake or water area. A 230kV line is required to have almost 40' of clearance
Curious how big of a lake or water area. A 230kV line is required to have almost 40' of clearance
Posted on 8/7/17 at 9:14 pm to CharlesLSU
:InBeforeTrump:
Posted on 8/7/17 at 9:14 pm to CE Tiger
quote:
Curious how big of a lake or water area. A 230kV line is required to have almost 40' of
They went up in a cove (alley creek) by going under am FM road bridge then got up in a side pool in that cove with a power line running between residences.
You can see it clearly on google maps satellite.
Posted on 8/7/17 at 9:48 pm to CE Tiger
quote:
Curious how big of a lake or water area. A 230kV line is required to have almost 40' of clearance
Under the right conditons the mast doesn't actually have to touch the conductor it could have arced over to the mast as well.
Posted on 8/7/17 at 10:14 pm to CharlesLSU
quote:
It better be somebody's arse.
The first article I read said they have been sailing on that lake for decades and never had a problem.
Who's arse should they get?
Posted on 8/7/17 at 10:22 pm to CharlesLSU
Terrible, terrible news. You never know when your time will come.
Posted on 8/7/17 at 10:29 pm to CharlesLSU
That's close to home. We went there on a scout weekend with my Eagle scout son years ago. He also went to SHSU in Huntsville.
I cannot imagine being that parent....prayers and it's never going to 100% completely heal...
I cannot imagine being that parent....prayers and it's never going to 100% completely heal...
Posted on 8/7/17 at 10:45 pm to CharlesLSU
So so sad. One of the boy's killed, his family was from Baton Rouge but moved to the woodlands.
Posted on 8/7/17 at 10:48 pm to LakeViewLSU
They should never had low hanging power lines crossing a public lake readily used for sail boating . I saw how low and it's appaulling. There were no warning signs nor restrictions. And it was an approved for Boy Scout camping. The families will sue the shite out of the state and the utility co . If anyone thinks these families don't have a civil case, I disagree completely
This post was edited on 8/7/17 at 10:53 pm
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