clamdigger
3/26/2013 10:30:00 PMWithout a doubt, you made the right call. Some people would complain if they were hung with a new rope!
Gwendylyn
3/26/2013 10:41:00 PMNo doubt! I'm still irritated hours later... I just don't understand people anymore. Maybe I should keep a new stretch of rope in my tackle box from now on just to peeve the poo flingers... =)
downriggeral
3/26/2013 11:58:00 PMI too agree you must react quickly to save a life. No remorse in that one. Too bad people react badly. If it were them would they cry out for help? You BET! No apologies needed or required; you did the right thing and can sleep well tonight. AH
BentRod
3/27/2013 9:18:00 AMGlad to see you caught some fish Gwendylyn! ....and I agree that you did the right thing in calling 911. The water is cold this time of year. Even if the guys ended up being fine, it could have become a serious issue very quickly due to hypothermia. The emergency response station is really just a short distance away from Beaver, so no reason you shouldn't have done what you did. Disturbing to hear that the other boaters didn't jump to help right away.
Gwendylyn
3/27/2013 12:28:00 PMHey there! It was killing me so I insisted on a trip to Beaver yesterday. I was glad to see some of those monsters they dumped in there a few months ago are still around. Have you managed to get out much lately?
The second guy not popping right up & hypothermia were exactly what we were worried about. The sun was out but it's still cold enough that our dog refused to go in the lake. I still can't believe all those boats just sat & watched. I swear.... other peoples kids...
The second guy not popping right up & hypothermia were exactly what we were worried about. The sun was out but it's still cold enough that our dog refused to go in the lake. I still can't believe all those boats just sat & watched. I swear.... other peoples kids...
HULI_ISDA
3/27/2013 1:39:00 PM911 are for emergency no matter how big or small,thumbs up for making the right call and good job on being out there..
Vojak
3/27/2013 2:06:00 PMGwendylyn,
Sorry you had to experience that at Steel Lake. I wanted to add some comments about the incident at Beaver Lake yesterday as I was in one of the boats out there. There were about 4 or 5 boats out there. Two of them (including mine) to the left of the boat launch. Once the boat turned over the guy next to me got his line completely wrapped up in the motor (as a result of trying to get turned around quickly and moving towards the sinking boat) and couldn't get anywhere. At the same time I started moving towards the overturned boat and so did the other boaters and that was pretty much immediately and not within minutes. What may not be readily apparent from shore is the fact that with a 30 lb thrust trolling motor on a 14.5 ft boat going against the wind it can take some time to get anywhere even on highest speed.
I'm glad they were ok and you did the right thing calling 911.
Sorry you had to experience that at Steel Lake. I wanted to add some comments about the incident at Beaver Lake yesterday as I was in one of the boats out there. There were about 4 or 5 boats out there. Two of them (including mine) to the left of the boat launch. Once the boat turned over the guy next to me got his line completely wrapped up in the motor (as a result of trying to get turned around quickly and moving towards the sinking boat) and couldn't get anywhere. At the same time I started moving towards the overturned boat and so did the other boaters and that was pretty much immediately and not within minutes. What may not be readily apparent from shore is the fact that with a 30 lb thrust trolling motor on a 14.5 ft boat going against the wind it can take some time to get anywhere even on highest speed.
I'm glad they were ok and you did the right thing calling 911.
Vojak
3/27/2013 2:12:00 PMI'd also like to add that the reason (as told by the gentlemen on the boat) was a seat that broke and not a tree or giant rock. They were in 25-30 ft water when it happened. I mention this so that people don't start avoiding that area for no good reason. When I left the lake, the police and gentlemen were still there waiting for another boat to come out and pull their boat out. Presumably they got it out without problem.
mickeybland
3/27/2013 9:24:00 PMthave been beheaded , nice lookin fish with or with out there heads.
mickeybland
3/27/2013 9:29:00 PMafter reding your report it sounds like a heck of a day, it sure is good to know there are peapol like your self who know they should respond to such a situeation, thank you for being such a great sportsman.
MotoBoat
3/27/2013 10:39:00 PMHow does calling 911 negatively affect anyone on the bank that is fishing? Is it some sort of inconvenience or a show stopper? Either way, those that negatively expressed you calling 911 is a disgrace!How embarrassing for them.
So, the sunken boat was retrieved? Or looked like it sunk, but didn't? Had to be some cooold water!
Last year on Wapato, near Chelan. My dad and I were the first on the scene, and witnessed a elderly man floating well behind the 12ft aluminum boat they were trolling from. The woman had her back against the side of the boat, with it listing below the surface of the water. The electric motor had the boat doing wide lazy circles. She could not move! The boat was too full water, helping the listing problem. They both had life preservers on. The old guy was floating on his back, laughing hysterically! Never asked if she was alright or indicated to her, that he was okay! Just joyously laughed. Crazy thing is, the last couple of years, the sheriff boat has been present. Doing on the water safety checks of fishing vessels. They were oblivious of the incident. Yet I could clearly see them before, and after the incident. The sheriff boat was checking other boats as another boat towed the half filled boat back to shore. It was maybe a half hour later, we saw the sheriff boat. Hit full throttle, headed to the resort. Where the half filled boat was towed. It was a rental boat, #14 if I remember correctly.
So, the sunken boat was retrieved? Or looked like it sunk, but didn't? Had to be some cooold water!
Last year on Wapato, near Chelan. My dad and I were the first on the scene, and witnessed a elderly man floating well behind the 12ft aluminum boat they were trolling from. The woman had her back against the side of the boat, with it listing below the surface of the water. The electric motor had the boat doing wide lazy circles. She could not move! The boat was too full water, helping the listing problem. They both had life preservers on. The old guy was floating on his back, laughing hysterically! Never asked if she was alright or indicated to her, that he was okay! Just joyously laughed. Crazy thing is, the last couple of years, the sheriff boat has been present. Doing on the water safety checks of fishing vessels. They were oblivious of the incident. Yet I could clearly see them before, and after the incident. The sheriff boat was checking other boats as another boat towed the half filled boat back to shore. It was maybe a half hour later, we saw the sheriff boat. Hit full throttle, headed to the resort. Where the half filled boat was towed. It was a rental boat, #14 if I remember correctly.