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Boating Accident News 3/19/2013

By Kristy Moore posted 03-19-2013 04:55 PM

  
03-16-13 SAGUARO LAKE, AZ MCSO identifies cause of Saguaro Lake boat explosion Sheriff's authorities said the cause of a boat explosion Sat. (03-16) at Saguaro Lake that injured 2 people was fuel that had ignited near the engine. The boat was at the fuel dock when the back of it exploded. Witnesses said it looked like a family with several children on board. The force of the blast knocked a couple of those kids out of the boat. At least one child was seen clinging to the side of the burning vessel. "We got the boat in the water, and all of a sudden we hear a big boom. We looked over and there's just a bunch of smoke and a bunch of people just running," said boater Jesse Wintersteen.
Medics airlifted a 6-y/o girl. The Maricopa Co. Sheriff's Office said 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns covered nearly half of her body. A 30-y/o woman was also rushed to the hosp. by helicopter. Witnesses said that if it hadn’t been for a worker with a fire extinguisher and several guys from the maintenance shop jumping into action, more people could have been hurt. Read full story here.
 
03-15-13 CLATSOP COUNTY, OR Knappa man drowns when boat capsizes in Clatsop County A Knappa man drowned in Clatsop Co. Fri. morning (03-15) when the small boat he was in capsized and sank, said Clatsop Co. Sheriff Tom Bergin. The boat went down in Blind Slough about 6 a.m. Boat operator Lonnie Emken, 45,of Brownsmead, and passenger Emery Neale, 60, of Knappa, were able to swim to shore and call for help, but Conrad Weirup, 58, was missing. The Sheriff's Marine Patrol responded and was able to find Weirup's body. 
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03-14-13 PONCE INLET, FL Rough Night for Tow Boats at Ponce Inlet Officer Clay McDonough was offshore on Joint Enforcement Agreement (JEA) patrol when he was dispatched to an overturned 22-ft. recreational fishing boat 17 mi. E. of Ponce Inlet. The 2 occupants were safely pulled from the boat by a nearby charter fishing boat and brought to USCG Ponce Inlet Station. A local salvage/tow boat responded to tow the overturned boat. The tow boat experienced hull failure in the inlet and began taking on water. Officer McDonough and CG Station Ponce inlet personnel responded to the tow boat and escorted it in safely. Later that night, another tow company sent out a tow boat to again attempt to tow the overturned vessel. This 2nd tow boat took on water and subsequently sank. Its occupants were safely pulled from the water by another tow boat of the same company. Officer Steve LaRoche is investigating the cause of its sinking. The initial overturned boat was successfully towed into Ponce Inlet later in the day. Read full story here.
 
03-18-13 LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO Divers pull drowning victim from Lake of the Ozarks A dive team Mon. evening (03-18) pulled the body of a New Florence, Mo. man from Jennings Branch Cove at the 1-mile marker of Lake of the Ozarks. Dennis Duchek was recovered at 5:37 p.m. in 20 ft. of water under a dock at Ozark YC where his sailboat, Gypsy Lady, was moored. Duchek apparently fell off the dock while attempting to board the vessel, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Water Patrol Division. The agency has officially classified the incident as a drowning. Duchek was last seen Sat. night (03-16). He had apparently been staying on the sailboat periodically while at Lake of the Ozarks. Duchek's family notified the police on Mon. after he did not return home. Read full story here.
 
03-17-13 MARYVILLE, TN Body of missing man found after canoe tips Searchers on Mon. (03-18) found the body of a young man who disappeared in Tellico Lake when a canoe overturned. Witnesses said 3 friends were in a canoe Sun. afternoon (03-17) when the vessel tipped over. Divers using sonar found the body of Edward Russell, 25, of Maryville early Mon. in 15 ft. of water. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Officer Jeff Roberson said Russell's body was about 100 yds from where the canoe overturned Sun. afternoon as 3 men were fishing from it. Russell; Eric Morgan, 21, of Rockford; and James Parker, 22, of Louisville, had been fishing for 30-45 min. when the canoe tipped. Morgan clung to the swamped canoe and was rescued by a passing boater. He was taken to Blount Mem. Hosp. and released after treatment. Russell and Parker opted to swim for shore in a wide section of the lake. Parker reached the shore, but Russell disappeared under the surface. Parker declined medical attention, according to TWRA. Roberson said his investigation will include how much of role strong winds played in the canoe flipping. There was no indication of alcohol abuse. An autopsy will be performed on Russell's body. Read full story here.
 
03-18-13 TACOMA, WA Kayak overturns, man reported in grave condition Authorities say a male kayaker is in grave condition after his craft overturned in waters near Tacoma, Wash. Key Peninsula Fire Chief Tom Lique said 2 men in their late 20s were kayaking in an area called Pitt Passage when their boat overturned Mon. evening (03-18). One man reached shore and called for help. Rescuers pulled the 2nd man from the water. Pierce Co. sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer says he was taken to a Gig Harbor hosp. in grave condition. Troyer says the man was in the water for about an hour.
Both men were wearing lifejackets. Read full story here.
 
03-16-13 SALEM, SC Clemson student drowns while kayaking with wife Oconee Co. rescuers  found the body of a boater who disappeared after his kayak capsized on Lake Jocassee. Oconee Co. Fire Chief Charles King said rescuers found the man's body Sun. morning (03-17). A husband and wife were together when their small kayak capsized Sat. (03-16). Although both wore life jackets, the husband was unable to swim.  The 2 lost contact about 10 min. after they were thrown into the water. King said it took the woman an hour to swim to shore and several hrs more to flag down other boaters for help. Sun. afternoon the Pickens Co. Coroner identified the victim as Anlin Wang, 25, a student at Clemson University. The coroner said Wang died from fresh water drowning. The incident remains under investigation.Read full story here.
 


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