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Geez, that's a shame. 5 year old little girl and a middle aged woman trapped in the cabin and drowned.
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The Umpqua bar can be a handful and can change rapidly.
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"Just before 9:30 a.m. Sunday, US Coast Guard Station Umpqua River was notified of capsized boat just outside the Umpqua River Bar. According to US Coast Guard 13th District Public Affairs, there were 5 people in the water. 3 were recovered, but 2 were stuck in the boat's cabin - a 5-year-old girl and middle aged woman. The Coast Guard responded with a 29-foot response boat, a 47-foot life boat and a helicopter from North Bend.
They deployed a rescue swimmer from the helicopter who was able to get both the girl and woman out of the cabin, but both were unresponsive. Despite CPR efforts, the woman was pronounced deceased at the dock. The child was transported to the hospital, where she later died, the Coast Guard said. A small boat was able to bring the survivors in the water to safety. The operation took about 40 minutes. The capsized boat was a recreational, 22-foot pleasure craft. Coast Guard officials said they were working to recover it. Some Coast Guard crew members were distraught about the situation and aren’t working Monday, officials said. The identities of those involved have not been released."
Terrible for the family, likewise for the USCG responders.
I don't get the chance to thank them nearly enough for being out there for us, and let them know how much they are appreciated.
Thanks for the reminder Heym06.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Well that certainly sucks.
Bar crossings are the pits sometimes.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Truly sorry for the passengers but he was on the bar on the ebb ...you just don't do that, they make these things called tidebooks. Also Sunday at Stonewall buoy 30 nm north they had 13 ft waves at 8 seconds....what could have been going through his mind to try it?
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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22 footer trying to navigate 13’ waves with women and children onboard? WTF is wrong with the skipper? Is he trying for a Darwin Award? That’s not just negligence, but stupidity.
Prayers to the USCG personnel; especially the rescue swimmer. That’s a rough day.
"A Republic, if you can keep it." ~ B. Franklin
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There was a gale warning that morning in Newport, Oregon, 75 miles north of Winchester Bay. I was in Newport that weekend and I chose not to fish Sunday because of the ocean conditions. Saturday was very sporty in the afternoon as well. I don’t know what the weather was like south of me and 75 miles is a good distance but I’m betting the conditions were pretty sporty there, too.
Tragic. The boat was pretty good sized.
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