Boat accident in BL??

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Originally Posted by juicegoose

Man that sucks for sure. I have a question though. It has always baffled me how someone falls out of their boat and the prop hits them. I would think the boat would wizz by before you got to prop. Do most of the prop injuries happen when the boater falls out of the back? Just curious

A lot of times the boat turns and starts going in a circle.... That's when it gets bad.

I rescued a guy about 20 years ago on Toledo Bend. Tiller handle 25 Merc.... The guy was moving his gas line around while running and I assume hit a stump or log.

It threw him overboard.... When I finally got to him he told me he was getting ready to go under.... He was totally exhausted from treading water and dodging the boat.

He was too exhausted to get in the boat. I have him a life jacket to put on and another one to hang on too and slowly pulled him to land. Took me and 2 other guys to get him out of the water. He was totally exhausted, rubber legs....etc....