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re: Friend was killed in a boating accident today
Posted on 6/24/12 at 8:12 pm to SpicyStacy
Posted on 6/24/12 at 8:12 pm to SpicyStacy
Sorry for your loss..Prayers to you and the family 
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Posted on 6/24/12 at 8:18 pm to wickowick
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I was just working on some paperwork in my office and watched a guy pulling two girls ~10 years old on a tube in front of the house. The boat driver was slinging the girls back and forth on the Diversion and threw both out of the tube in front of the house. Lots of traffic today and choppy waters is not the place for what he was doing and made me think of this thread. I hope they all make it home safe. More than likely his actions are due to ignorance, but still…
I saw a dude pulling a couple young girls on a tube on a particularly narrow and windy stretch of blind river this morning. Not much boat traffic at the time, but still, not a good idea
Posted on 6/24/12 at 9:09 pm to TigeRoots
Did I not say "separate incidents" . Let me try again. Two accidents, same day, same body of water, not related. Both are tradgedies
Posted on 6/24/12 at 9:12 pm to TigeRoots
And I went back and re-read both articles. BOTH WERE SATURDAY. Have a great day
Posted on 6/24/12 at 9:15 pm to sloopy
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Sorry for your loss. Was he hit by another boat or his own prop?
Posted on 6/24/12 at 9:25 pm to Uncle JackD
From The Advocate's article, it sounds like it was his own propeller. Tragic.
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Grayson came back up and attempted to climb into his boat from the back, Einck said.
As Grayson climbed up, the boat’s propeller, which was spinning, hit him, Einck said.
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Authorities are not sure if the propeller was running when Grayson dove for his anchor or if something accidentally turned it on, Einck said.
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This post was edited on 6/24/12 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 6/24/12 at 9:26 pm to Uncle JackD
Posted on 6/24/12 at 9:26 pm to Dorothy
Goddamit....that's rough
Posted on 6/24/12 at 9:54 pm to Uncle JackD
Person aboard turned the ignition key before he was clear of prop?!
Posted on 6/24/12 at 9:55 pm to SpicyStacy
Condolences. Just heard about this on the news. 29 is way too early.
Posted on 6/24/12 at 10:02 pm to SpicyStacy
Prayers sent.
Posted on 6/25/12 at 8:26 am to tigersownall
Sorry to hear about your loss.
This post was edited on 6/25/12 at 8:27 am
Posted on 6/25/12 at 8:56 am to Dorothy
It says in that article that another boat came by too close and clipped the rope, causing the anchor to fall in the water. 
Then it says he dove down, but the water was only 3-5 feet deep.
And for the prop to be spinning, the motor would pretty much have to be on and in gear. This article has a lot that doesn't make sense.
Then it says he dove down, but the water was only 3-5 feet deep.
And for the prop to be spinning, the motor would pretty much have to be on and in gear. This article has a lot that doesn't make sense.
Posted on 6/25/12 at 9:02 am to SpicyStacy
High-profile case here in Atlanta where a drunk guy collided with a pontoon boat and killed two kids on Lanier.
Think they're about to start cracking down hard here in Metro Atlanta.
Think they're about to start cracking down hard here in Metro Atlanta.
Posted on 6/25/12 at 9:07 am to GonePecan
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It says in that article that another boat came by too close and clipped the rope, causing the anchor to fall in the water.
Then it says he dove down, but the water was only 3-5 feet deep.
And for the prop to be spinning, the motor would pretty much have to be on and in gear. This article has a lot that doesn't make sense.
I can almost gaurentee that they were at the sandbar. It normally does not have this many boats but it has a lot...
If the weather kicked up and the water got rough quick, boats could have been moving all over. With the anchor rope cut his boat would have started moving and someone probably started the motor to keep it from moving to much while he was in the water...
Posted on 6/25/12 at 9:11 am to Swoopin
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High-profile case here in Atlanta where a drunk guy collided with a pontoon boat and killed two kids on Lanier.
Think they're about to start cracking down hard here in Metro Atlanta.
Still haven't found the 13 year old after a week.
Crackdown Already started
Posted on 6/25/12 at 9:25 am to SpicyStacy
Very sorry to read this this morning.
I'm so sorry Stacy.
I'm so sorry Stacy.
Posted on 6/25/12 at 9:25 am to Dorothy
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it sounds like it was his own propeller
Wow! So the boat was in gear. People should take boating safety courses.
Posted on 6/25/12 at 9:26 am to wickowick
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I can almost gaurentee that they were at the sandbar.
Yeah, I think they said it was the sandbar, but how do you clip an anchor rope so that the anchor falls into the water?
And I still don't understand how someone can drive a boat without taking a test and having a license. Not talking about the guy who died, but someone driving so close that they take out an anchor rope. I see people all the time driving on the wrong side of the boat lane.
Posted on 6/25/12 at 9:33 am to GonePecan
That Amite area is a very dangerous place on a Summer weekend please be careful out there. I didn't realize 25-30 people a year lose their lives boating every summer there...
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