Floater Found Safe On The Buffalo

[Danoinark]

The 17 year old missing floater has been found safe on the Buffalo River. His Grandfather was located yesterday alive.

[Gavin]

Thats good news....I was hoping that he'd make it out.

[chambug]

The 17 year old missing floater has been found safe on the Buffalo River. His Grandfather was located yesterday alive.

Praise God! This is most welcome news.

chambug

[flytyer57]

Supposed to get more rain tonight. Wonder if those two knuckleheads will try a stunt like that again anytime soon.

[Wayne SW/MO]

That is good news. To tell the truth Dan I thought something else when I read the title.

[Ham]

Supposed to get more rain tonight. Wonder if those two knuckleheads will try a stunt like that again anytime soon.

Ignorance leads some to take ill advised chances. It would be interesting to know if they took the trip on their own or if an outfuitter put them on the river.

I don't plan river trips when the water is so high that fishing will be unproductive. Helps keep me out of trouble.

[flytyer57]

Ignorance leads some to take ill advised chances. It would be interesting to know if they took the trip on their own or if an outfuitter put them on the river.

I don't plan river trips when the water is so high that fishing will be unproductive. Helps keep me out of trouble.

If an outfitter put them on the water they should be sued and put out of business. That is just downright irresponsible since we all knew the rain was coming.

If I know it's gonna rain like it did, I stay away. If all they are predicting is a 10-20% chance of rain with little or no accumulations, I will go but not on a float. That predction could change at a moments notice. Always gotta be aware of the weather out there.

Growing up near Lake Michingan, I learned to never trust the weather when on the water. The wind could change and the waves will be up several feet in a heart beat.

[gotmuddy]

If an outfitter put them on the water they should be sued and put out of business. That is just downright irresponsible since we all knew the rain was coming.

If I know it's gonna rain like it did, I stay away. If all they are predicting is a 10-20% chance of rain with little or no accumulations, I will go but not on a float. That predction could change at a moments notice. Always gotta be aware of the weather out there.

Growing up near Lake Michingan, I learned to never trust the weather when on the water. The wind could change and the waves will be up several feet in a heart beat.

you cannot blame the outfitter. as long as they knew the consequences they are on their own.

[flytyer57]

you cannot blame the outfitter. as long as they knew the consequences they are on their own.

No outfitter should have let anyone on the river. That's just asking for it.

If an outfitter let someone use their equipment under those conditions and somebody died, I'm sure the outfitters insurance company would have balked at paying any liability.

And no court in any land will uphold a sign off on liability when one person is the expert and allowed it to happen.

[Brian K. Shaffer]

I read the same thing Wayne did.. as in Floating body found dead on the Buffalo.

Thank goodness they are both alive and now safe. You just gotsta heed weather warnings anytime on these waterways.