The Drowning Machine

JPTolson · 04-28-2015, 07:48 PM

TCT,

I was stunned to see the picture in this article of a jon boat with five rescue personnel approaching a low head dam. Tragically, there were fatal consequences. It's hard to imagine rescue personnel not being aware of this hazard. Please continue to remind family and friends, particularly new boaters and those who may not be familiar with low head dams, of the dangers that they pose.

jp

swampboy62 · 04-29-2015, 06:56 AM

This was just posted on Boatertalk a couple of days ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsYg...ature=youtu.be

Be careful out there. So many people think that low head dams are just small 'waterfalls'. This is not the case.

Steve Z

suram · 05-02-2015, 05:04 PM

This is scary

04-28-2015, 07:48 PM	#1
JPTolson Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Salem, Ohio Posts: 900 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	The Drowning Machine TCT, I was stunned to see the picture in this article of a jon boat with five rescue personnel approaching a low head dam. Tragically, there were fatal consequences. It's hard to imagine rescue personnel not being aware of this hazard. Please continue to remind family and friends, particularly new boaters and those who may not be familiar with low head dams, of the dangers that they pose. jp Last edited by JPTolson; 04-28-2015 at 10:16 PM.

04-29-2015, 06:56 AM	#2
swampboy62 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Warren, Ohio Posts: 141 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	This was just posted on Boatertalk a couple of days ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsYg...ature=youtu.be Be careful out there. So many people think that low head dams are just small 'waterfalls'. This is not the case. Steve Z

05-02-2015, 05:04 PM	#3
suram Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 157 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	This is scary