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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE ... - 8/17/2010 3:49 AM   
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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE ... - 8/17/2010 7:50 AM   
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This summer in Michigan there has been a record number of drownings as reported today in the media. When you read many of those stories of those who drowned, an amazing amount of them reported that the people were good to excellent swimmers. We had one person drown last Friday at a lake that I run my boats at sometimes. Some kids saw him go under, screamed for help. A kayaker and another person found him in 6-8 feet of water 30 feet from shore. They managed to get him breathing again using CPR but died Saturday. I wouldn't swim in that water as if it's deep anought to swim in this time of the year, it's weed-choked with coontail and lily pads.

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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE ... - 8/17/2010 8:00 AM   
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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE ... - 10/26/2010 4:36 PM   
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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 7/12/2011 7:37 PM   
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Don't swim for your boat!!!

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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 7/12/2011 8:02 PM   
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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 7/13/2011 4:46 AM   
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Another tragic case (posted on another site), totally avoidable....
Don't swim for your boat!!!

Another not-too bright reporter on that story by not understanding why someone could drown in "only' 8-10 feet of water.
I was kind of surprised that Misshydro's husband Joe "Joseywales" didn't post anything about his near-drowning earlier this week as another RC boat tried swimming after his dead boat and started ot drown. Joe jumped in to save him and was nearly a victim from a panicked swimmer. Fortunately he got him to calm down and got him back to shore. Joe called me later that night to tell me what happened and was still shaken hours later after the incident.

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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 8/17/2011 5:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		I don't know, in the lakes I was on, the bottom was just muck. You could stick a canoe paddle 1 foot into it or more. The pond temps were not bad, but I would never go out on them. I used an old muskie rod with a floating ball and coat hanger pieces to make a grappling hook. Then put some foam around the hooks. I could usually retrieve the boat from 15-30 yards out. If it died further out, had to wait for it to drift closer. Or got out the electric boat and put a foam "cow catcher" on the front. Basically a "U" shape to catch the boat and get it close. I had an K&B 3.5 OB on it so the grappling hook usually caught it.

There was a story of a girl who jumped off a dock in one of these ponds and she never came up. Got her feet stuck in the same muck, and drowned. I guess what I am saying is have a retrieval plan, and that better not be getting in the water. Heck, put an electric motor or pump to propel the boat if the gas engine quits. Not worth getting hurt or killed for.



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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 12/20/2011 6:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		Oh my gosh! I just ran into this thread. I'm from Puerto Rico, and I hadn't heard about the Guajataca river incident until now. That's crazy. Poor kid.

I see all these stories of people drowning and it freaks me out. It's hard to grasp. I'm a surfer and sailor, I'm used to swimming in horrible conditions, huge surf and currents. Diving, spear-fishing etc. It's hard to imagine because I'm a strong swimmer. But hypothermia is no joke. And there are plenty of land people that love boats that are not strong swimmers. Be safe out there.

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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 12/31/2011 1:47 AM   
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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 12/31/2011 4:40 PM   
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The picture does not look real.It looks like the bow of the boat has been added as I would think it would be crumpled and the screw driver handle compaired to the width of the skiff looks like is only mabe 12 '' wide


Screw driver handle? - are you referring to the oar in the bottom of the boat? Picture is real - These things are dangerous. As a moderator here I cannot say I get my kicks out of trying to instill fear into members by posting fake pictures. If the only thing you got out of this thread is a critique the picture. Then WOW

Here is another one that must also have been faked for you


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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 1/1/2012 3:59 AM   
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The picture does not look real.It looks like the bow of the boat has been added as I would think it would be crumpled and the screw driver handle compaired to the width of the skiff looks like is only mabe 12 '' wide


The Yellow thing looks like an oar to me.

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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 1/1/2012 4:52 AM   
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The idea of this thread is to let you know that there is a very real danger of someone losing their life by swimming after a boat. Most examples we've seen so far have been drownings from hypothermia.

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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 1/1/2012 6:21 PM   
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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 9/21/2012 3:45 PM   
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http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Kayaker-run-model-powerboat-Torbay/story-16936258-detail/story.html

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RE: RC Boat Fatalities - News stories. PLEASE BE SAFE (... - 9/21/2012 5:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		^^^ Oh wow. That's one heck of a sad story. At least the guy's alive. Hope he recovers quickly. As I've mentioned before, I grew up in Puerto Rico... An island, so I've heard my fair share of jet ski accidents, boat accidents, drownings, etc.

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