Ouch! Prop chopped!

[NorthernRedneck]

Dayum. That'll get your attention. This happened a few hours west of me.

Boating incident leads to severe injuries

The boat had struck a rock, causing the boat motor to land in the boat between the operator and passenger.

www.nwonewswatch.com

 

[MNwr786]

I'm about an hour from there

 

[Melensdad]

yikes

 

[Doc]

Crazy. They had to be going fast to flip the engine into the boat. 9:30pm so they were going fast in the dark. Duh. Night time boating is dangerous. I suspect alcohol was involved.

 

[MNwr786]

Crazy. They had to be going fast to flip the engine into the boat. 9:30pm so they were going fast in the dark. Duh. Night time boating is dangerous. I suspect alcohol was involved.

It can happen in daylight. That area is FULL of very complex rock structure, much of it being just under the surface.

 

[NorthernRedneck]

Article says that alcohol appears to be a factor.

 

[NorthernRedneck]

It can happen in daylight. That area is FULL of very complex rock structure, much of it being just under the surface.

If it's anything like our lake at camp, I'd hate to see it drained. Just at the end of our dock is 30ft of water. It drops down to around 50ft deep in the middle but 100ft away there's a rock that comes up just inches below the water. Out in the first big bay on the lake it's 80ft deep but a large underwater island roughly 50ft in diameter shoots up to the surface. In high water it's unrecognizable in the spring when the ice has taken out the marker buoys. Most of the lakes in the area are the same. Lots of rocks to watch for. Thankfully most are marked with buoys.