Tragic boating accident

**PokerRun388** · 07-16-2013, 07:56 PM

There are no words. Just a horrible, horrible tragedy. So sad.

**hbchgirl** · 07-16-2013, 09:02 PM

So sad!

**wolfie** · 07-17-2013, 12:59 AM

Absolutely terrible.

While it was ridiculous that there was no spotter, the spotter probably wouldn't have help if the boat turned into the tube. That being said, had he a spotter, maybe he wouldn't have been looking back and would have been more aware of every boat around him.

Looks like so many mistakes all around. I would never pull a tube from a ski, without a spotter and on a busy day. Boaters look for other boats pulling skiers and tubes, not jet skis. They expect jet skis to be ripping around. That being said, the boat should always be aware well aware for 360* and for a great distance.
While the blame will probably be laid at the feet of the boater, on a non-legal level, the dad had a hand in this.

**rschap1** · 07-17-2013, 06:48 AM

Been reading this story too:(
My kids get upset when me and the wife say no on busy days, but...
At least they are around to be upset another day.

**GotHalos** · 07-17-2013, 08:11 AM

Very sad to read :(

**Boat 405** · 07-17-2013, 08:38 AM

So sad, too many people just not paying attention to be pulling skiers, tubes on busy weekends..

**Slacker** · 07-17-2013, 10:51 AM

The lack of common sense these days is ridiculous. It just pisses me off when I hear that some child is killed because of their parents or an adults stupidy. I grew up on Sylvan Lake in Michigan, thats where I learned to Boat. I have a lot of great memories on Sylvan Lake.

**rschap1** · 07-18-2013, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by Slacker

The lack of common sense these days is ridiculous. It just pisses me off when I hear that some child is killed because of their parents or an adults stupidy. I grew up on Sylvan Lake in Michigan, thats where I learned to Boat. I have a lot of great memories on Sylvan Lake.

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Watched an overloaded pontoon go by us last weekend with ADULTS dragging their feet off the front of the boat deeply into the water
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A few years ago a Dad killed his son doing just that in a rented pontoon.
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**Slacker** · 07-19-2013, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by rschap1

X2

Watched an overloaded pontoon go by us last weekend with ADULTS dragging their feet off the front of the boat deeply into the water
:(
A few years ago a Dad killed his son doing just that in a rented pontoon.
:(

We had 2 at Havasu this year by falling off the front of a pontoon, spring breaker and a 8 year old girl. Still see people doing it, just can't fix stupid!