Accident

[Cameron Gillespie]

This happened on Norfork River yesterday. One person dead apparently. Boat drifted into some trees right above the handicap access. They were fishing the motor out of the river when I went by there. 

[fishinwrench]

What are we looking at here?

[Cameron Gillespie]

17 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

What are we looking at here?

Sunken boat. Bow is on the right. 

[rps]

Two related incidents. I was at Sportsmans Resort on the White  in the late 1990's or maybe early 2000's. A guide had a party of two women and their husbands. He put the men in one boat and took the women in his. The men chose to fish the opposite shore from the guide and a dock ate their boat in medium flow. Only one came up. The guides face was something as we waited for the medics to come for the body.

Around the same time, I was on the Norfolk with a friend. We took one side of an island and a boat behind us with a father ans two sons took the other. Our first clue of a problem was the cooler that floated past us. We went back and pulled one son and the dad out of the water. The second son made the bank. The bot, a rental was belly up in about 8 feet of water.

Rivers are dangerous. Sadly, not all know this.

[jdmidwest]

The outdoors are dangerous.  One should always be thinking a few steps ahead.

I launched a 17' Tracker boat in a new to me big lake today in 30 mph wind gusts out of the north.  But I read the weather and looked at the lake maps and planned my ramp accordingly.  Got my fishing in and came home dry as a bone.

With all of the newcomers this year, maybe some lessons before you can rent a boat or boaters course ID like most have to have to hunt.  Even local equipment rentals ask for something before you rent a trackhoe and take it off their lot.

[snagged in outlet 3]

8 hours ago, Cameron Gillespie said:

Sunken boat. Bow is on the right. 

Is it a rental?   

[Gavin]

Looks like a rental Shawnee. Sorry that someone died. Norfolk can kill you quickly  if the faucet is on. Very cold, very high consequence water.

[Ham]

The White is Dangerous, but I think Norfork is more dangerous. You have to stay ALERT on the Norfork. 

[Terrierman]

10 hours ago, Ham said:

The White is Dangerous, but I think Norfork is more dangerous. You have to stay ALERT on the Norfork. 

And you need a reliable motor and know the capabilities of whatever you are in.

[Phil Lilley]

If it's a newer model Yamaha, I bet I know what happened.

The tilt lever on these motors is horrible to flip when the motor is in full tilt.  All my newer 25's have them and I hate them.  I've written Yamaha and told them so.  It caused a mom and 2 boys to drift into the island below our dam this spring.  They couldn't get the motor down to move.

You have to stand on your head and have a rubber wrist to reach the lever and then it's actually hard to flip.

My motors are 3 years old I think and they haven't changed the lever... yet.