17 year old on life support after rope snapped in pierce county elk hunting acc.

[Yelm hunter]

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Teen-critically-injured-in-hunting-accident-identified-228544611.html

[wildmanoutdoors]

Must of been using a vehicle to pull with while he watched and wasent far enough away.

Doubt the kid could pull that hard?  Sad and a hard lesson learned.

[Yelm hunter]

To me it sounds like he was probably using a winch with a rope on the end of the winch. Well the rope broke which flung the winch cable back up to him and hit him.

[Russ McDonald]

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,137062.msg1827503.html#msg1827503 Another thread that had been started about this here. 

[wall of wood camp]

Sad story   He could have been using a portable rope winch that could have cut loose.  remember if you are using a winch to tie a blanket or coat or something on the line so if it does snap the blanket will act as a dampener and prevent the wild kick back of the cable.  prayers to the family that he will come through this, what a young age to suffer such a tragedy.  be careful out there in the woods. 

[lostbackpacker]

too sad

[_TONY_]

Very sad...

[bassquatch]

Sad story   He could have been using a portable rope winch that could have cut loose.  remember if you are using a winch to tie a blanket or coat or something on the line so if it does snap the blanket will act as a dampener and prevent the wild kick back of the cable.  prayers to the family that he will come through this, what a young age to suffer such a tragedy.  be careful out there in the woods.

  Very sad and completely preventable, prayers to the family.

[rosscrazyelk]

I do not like to hear anyone getting hurt especially young people. I feel for the family and hope that something good will turn out for the young boy.
One thing that I have not heard is what was this boy doing dragging out a elk for? there was no season open for elk in this unit when this accident happened. 

[Russ McDonald]

There is a link above that days he was a Muckleshoot.

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