another boating death....

sucks

horrible

Wow.....prayers to the family


I can't imagine how that father must feel, he will probably never forgive himself.

Goddammit thats awful

wow that is terrible!! Not sure i would have a 9 yr old on a tube being pulled.. but thats beside the point. Terrible terrible accident, i feel for that family and especially father

We used to always go tubing and skiing down the Wolf River growing up...I was always afraid of sunken trees.

My condolences to the family...truly sad.

Holy shite. That's awful.

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Did it all the time growing up. I wouldn't pull anyone in a tube on those kinds of rivers though (such as Tickfaw). Too narrow and trees everywhere.

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yeah thats why i said this doesnt matter.. just saying i wouldnt personally. Accidents happen and this is horrible.

That's terrible. As a father, I couldn't imagine having to deal with something like this.

This happened near my cousins camp in Cocodrie several years back. Guy getting pulled on a tube in Bayou Little Calliou hit a tree or something. We saw the boat pulling him go behind the camp and commented on how dangerous it was to be pulling in that bayou. A few minutes later we heard the Hellicopter Landing to take him to the hospital. I think he died on the scene. Bayous and rivers just aren't the best place for water sports like that. Especially if there is a lot of boat traffic. I know people do it all the time. We did it when we were younger. Now that I'm a bit older, I see the dangers though. Very sad.

I got word that the kid's mother is from Houma. I know her and went to school with her brothers. I'd venture to say that most people from Houma know or know of the family. Really tragic.