missing ponchatrain boater

[fishinpox]

does anyone have any info on the 4 people (3 were rescued 1 still missing)on ponchatrain yesterday(sat 10-17)?? any info would be great thanks.

[eman]

The 4th boater a 72 yo man was found alive this morning at 11:00a.
All 4 including 2 children were wearing life jackets and were able to survive the capsizing.
Why were these 4 out on one of the most dangerous lakes there is when the weather forcasters had issued a small craft warning for sat and sun?

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by eman

The 4th boater a 72 yo man was found alive this morning at 11:00a.
All 4 including 2 children were wearing life jackets and were able to survive the capsizing.
Why were these 4 out on one of the most dangerous lakes there is when the weather forcasters had issued a small craft warning for sat and sun?

thanks for the info !! i was wondering the same thing about beingg out there. them dudes must have the " itch" worse than me!!!

[BIRD DOG]

Glad to see every body made it!That lake can get real bad.I fished a tournament one time and launched @ the Rigolets,we didnt do any good in the area so we ran over to Carr Drive to fish on the inside.When we came out it was like 3 to 4 ft seas and I was in a 15ft Manchac @ the time.The Coast Guard was sittin out in the lake in one of those rubber boats with a cabin and when they saw us tryin to make it back to the Rigolets they followed us the whole way!I busted the console loose,the middle bench,and all the lights fell off the boat!On the bright side we took several places in the tournament and won lots of prizes!

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by BIRD DOG

Glad to see every body made it!That lake can get real bad.I fished a tournament one time and launched @ the Rigolets,we didnt do any good in the area so we ran over to Carr Drive to fish on the inside.When we came out it was like 3 to 4 ft seas and I was in a 15ft Manchac @ the time.The Coast Guard was sittin out in the lake in one of those rubber boats with a cabin and when they saw us tryin to make it back to the Rigolets they followed us the whole way!I busted the console loose,the middle bench,and all the lights fell off the boat!On the bright side we took several places in the tournament and won lots of prizes!

i lost a windshield earlier this summer like that ,