Any bets on drownings this weekend?

[lokidog]

I hope not, but people are so stupid....

On the way home last night, we passed a maybe 14' (but probably shorter) boat that had 6, SIX, people in it!!  Including a couple of kids    Friggin morons had maybe 10" of freeboard, they looked like a big kayak from a distance.  I didn't see any colorful flotation on them either, doesn't mean they weren't wearing jackets, but not likely.

Be safe and enjoy the weekend.

[Buckmark]

I sure hope not, but it is a normal occurrence around here when the sun comes out, i put my money closer to memorial day weekend, almost a sure bet if that weekend is nice out..
Sunshine + Alcohol + Inner tube + River = bad things happen

[Chase 1]

The rivers always seem to take a couple young people on the first really nice weekend of the year. They just don't understand that the water is really cold and moves a lot faster then it appears. It's always so tragic when a fun day in the sun turns deadly. Tell your family and friends to just stay out of the rivers for another month...go to the lake...still cold...but at least you won't be swept away! And like loki said, wear your jackets!!

[bobcat]

I wouldn't bet against it, that's for sure. This will be the hottest weekend of the year, and rivers will be cold and running high.

[lokidog]

This was on the Sound.

[Special T]

The real question is... Do you think the new mandatory boaters lic will make a difference?

[h20hunter]

No bets and nope, it wont. However...I belive you will see many more people getting ticketed for it.

[Becky]

A man drowned in Spanaway lake today while Smossy was out there fishing. He was 55, actually had a life jacket on but it was ill fitted and he slipped out and sank to the bottom. May he RIP.

[Wazukie]

55, elderly, Oh man, 

[RB]

Stillaguamish River out of Oso man in his 50's got caught in log jam.

 RIP

[Becky]

55, elderly, Oh man, 

Ha! Sorry, maybe wrong terminology, didn't mean to offend anyone. Was just writing about it after hearing it on the news and knowing it happened two minutes away.

[bobcat]

I'm 45, dang near elderly myself.   

[Becky]

I'm 45, dang near elderly myself.   

I edited it! Lol I didn't mean it that way, I meant older? Actually don't really know what I meant except to just say it was kinda trippy to hear about from our home town small lake. Especially Smossy being there when it happened, seeing that boat, then hearing about it on the news later.

[bobcat]

That's ok. I remember when I was younger and thought 55 was "elderly." That's too bad what happened. I remember last year, I think about this same time, or maybe it was a month later, but a 16 year old boy drowned in the Chehalis River just a couple miles down the road from my house. It was a good lesson for my two little girls though. We drove by and saw all the police and firemen there looking for the body. Didn't know exactly what happened at the time but heard it on the news that evening. Now my girls remember that every time we drive by there, and I think they'll be pretty good about staying out of rivers without a life vest on when they get older.

[MLBowhunting]

Dam sad news for the families