[Rhodes22-list] A very strange sailing accident. Very sad.

[TN Rhodey]

Rummy,

How sad.......I am sure the father is second guessing his decision and I
really feel for the family.  Soloing with a 3 year old in a boat that can
flip over and sink is quite risky.  Even in something like a Sunfish
(unsinkable) this is still not a real safe idea. In my opinion toddlers
require a dedicated adult other than the skipper.  If something bad happens
one person can handle the boat and the second can provide rescue. Man what a
tragedy.

Wally


On 6/8/07, R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> LAKE JOCASSEE — A 3-year-old boy is still missing  in Lake Jocassee in
> northern Oconee County after a sailboating incident.
> The Oconee County Rescue Squads and Dive Team joined the South Carolina
> Department of Natural Resources officers at Lake Jocassee shortly after 2
> p.m.
> today after a 10-foot fiberglass sailboat with a father and son overturned
> and
> the 3-year-old boy went missing.
> According to a DNR spokesman, the father and son were both wearing
> lifejackets while boating near the state park's main boat ramp in
> northern  Oconee
> County. The spokesman said it is believed a fast-moving storm or
> high  winds
> caused the boat to turn over, tossing the father and son into the  lake.
> Randy Burdette with Oconee County Emergency Services said emergency
> services
> received the call about 1:50 this afternoon. He said authorities don't
> know
> how  the sailboat sank, but believe the son's jacket caught in the rigging
> of
> the  boat, presumably taking him under. The father was rescued.
> Rescue workers have not yet found the boat. They said the water is 100
> feet
> deep with a slope that goes down to 400 feet.
> A crew from the Sheriff's Office in Charleston is on the way with sonar
> equipment, but rescue workers have called off the search because of
> approaching
> storms. The search is to restart at 8 a.m. Mr. Burdette says this is
> likely now
> a recovery effort.
>
>
>
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