Chucktown_Badger

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I wouldnt have let my kids get trapped in the boat

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So you're suggesting the adults there "let" this happen? Yikes.

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I hope he also didn’t have lead/steel shot bags in there. When I had my Wakesetter I had shot bags and lead plates scattered all over the boat. If it ever went down and they found the additional ballast after recovering it

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In a half million dollar wake boat with 10 people, and knowing the type of people who can afford that lake, I would say that's highly unlikely it was the case. Those boats are very good at doing what they're designed to do when it comes to creating (really annoying/damaging) wakes.

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So can someone dumb it down for me why going straihgt into the wind is the best call?

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Because you can use power to lift the bow above the waves and cut through them. The back of the boat is always going to be lowest to the water (and easiest way to get swamped) because of the boat's design and the weight of the motors.

Happened on Geneva Lake which is a good sized, beautiful, and very exclusive/wealthy lake. In the span of a few minutes a brutal storm blew in with winds of 90-100 mph (downburst).

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While authorities had already cited a "sudden and severe" storm that struck the area Friday afternoon, new details appear to indicate how the boat carrying 10 people, including four children, eventually sank.

According to the National Weather Service, wind speeds reached an estimated 90 to 100 mph during the storm, which also brought "severe downburst winds that downed hundreds of trees and damaged several buildings, rapidly creating extremely hazardous boating conditions on Geneva Lake."

At the time, a 25-foot 2024 Nautique P25 vessel operated by a 47-year-old experienced boater was on the water attempting to seek "safe refuge."

"Unable to find safe harbor, the operator relied on his training and experience, turning the vessel directly into the wind," the Geneva Lake Law Enforcement Agency said in a release. "The vessel was struck by at least two large waves that broke over the bow, causing the vessel to take on a significant amount of water and begin to list to one side. The vessel was then struck by an additional large wave to its side, causing it to roll, capsize, and send all 10 occupants into the water. After capsizing, the vessel quickly sank below the waterline."

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Here's what that (very expensive) boat would look like

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"Following an intensive search, divers located the sunken vessel in 32 feet of water. The three missing children—ages 10, 7, and 6, were located inside," the release said. "Divers were able to free the children from the vessel and bring them to the surface."

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:wah:

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Each juvenile was wearing a life jacket "of proper size and fit," authorities said.

The storm hit on the first day of the Fourth of July weekend, a time where the population in Walworth County is double its normal count due to the tourism in the area, Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff's Office, said.

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Photos of Geneva Lake





Here's a video someone took about half an hour or so before the storm blew in. No sign of a major storm whatsoever but there were NWS warnings ahead of it hitting.

Instagram Video

And here's a video of the start of the storm when it hit. This is one of the mailboats that still operate on the lake.

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The only thing I can think is that the boat flipped over on top of them and the life jackets held them pinned underneath while it sank. Truly devastating.

3BD

This one made me 1% gay

FBD New Realm hazy on my way to the stadium watch party. We’re gonna be on the national broadcast so look for me. I have a USA flag

I'll be in attendance tonight in my bald eagle shirt and 3x5 Stars and Stripes waving. So look for me.

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FOX Sports will have a crew on-site at Credit One Stadium tonight to film and feature Charleston's massive watch party live during their national broadcast.

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:usa: :dude: :nana:

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all the fricking housing and rental properties were being bought up en masse giant arse private equity funded companies

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What percentage of the market do you think they own?

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Eh. I mean I get it is offensive, But either we believe in this concept or we don't...

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No one is saying free speech should be outlawed, we’re simply looking to get rid of people who think like him and hate what America represents. But you knew that already and are being intentionally dense, so good job I guess.

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If you look thru the hole what do you see

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This. Stick a chopstick in there and see how far it goes