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![]() "Capt. Rob" wrote in message oups.com... Sunday night at my club, a 48 year old man slipped and fell from the bow of his powerboat. His head hit the dock first and he was under water (under the boat in the slip) for three minutes. His wife couldn't reach him, but someone nearby did. They managed to revive him but he was dead an hour later from the head injury and some complications due the time he was under. He had been a long time boater, and I suppose that this sort of accident falls under the "freak accident" arena, but it's still very sad and troubling. Early that day he'd gotten up with his wife and two kids, happy to be heading for his boat. Now he's dead and it's really just that simple. I'm not very sure what to say about it since he really committed no foul. It's not as though he was drunk, or mishandling the boat in some way. He just slipped. Today, before I went sailing, I walked past his boat. Folks had placed flowers on deck. His kids had been aboard when it happened and now they'd associate boats and the ocean with thier father's passing. It was damn heartbreaking. So. On a serious note. All I can say is. Be careful. Bad things happen to good people. Life and death don't play favorites. Max |
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