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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Yelm hunter on October 21, 2013, 09:50:33 AM

Title: 17 year old on life support after rope snapped in pierce county elk hunting acc.
Post by: Yelm hunter on October 21, 2013, 09:50:33 AM: http://www.king5.com/news/local/Teen-critically-injured-in-hunting-accident-identified-228544611.html (http://www.king5.com/news/local/Teen-critically-injured-in-hunting-accident-identified-228544611.html)
Title: Re: 17 year old on life support after rope snapped in pierce county elk hunting acc.
Post by: wildmanoutdoors on October 21, 2013, 09:54:54 AM: 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.
Title: Re: 17 year old on life support after rope snapped in pierce county elk hunting acc.
Post by: Yelm hunter on October 21, 2013, 10:06:51 AM: 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.
Title: Re: 17 year old on life support after rope snapped in pierce county elk hunting acc.
Post by: Russ McDonald on October 21, 2013, 10:20:16 AM: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,137062.msg1827503.html#msg1827503 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,137062.msg1827503.html#msg1827503) Another thread that had been started about this here.
Title: Re: 17 year old on life support after rope snapped in pierce county elk hunting acc.
Post by: wall of wood camp on October 21, 2013, 11:50:36 AM: 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.
Title: Re: 17 year old on life support after rope snapped in pierce county elk hunting acc.
Post by: lostbackpacker on October 21, 2013, 12:33:39 PM: too sad
Title: Re: 17 year old on life support after rope snapped in pierce county elk hunting acc.
Post by: _TONY_ on October 21, 2013, 03:20:47 PM: Very sad...
Title: Re: 17 year old on life support after rope snapped in pierce county elk hunting acc.
Post by: bassquatch on October 21, 2013, 06:55:40 PM: Quote from: wall of wood camp on October 21, 2013, 11:50:36 AM
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.

:yeah: :yeah: Very sad and completely preventable, prayers to the family.
Title: Re: 17 year old on life support after rope snapped in pierce county elk hunting acc.
Post by: rosscrazyelk on October 23, 2013, 05:30:12 PM: 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. :dunno:
Title: Re: 17 year old on life support after rope snapped in pierce county elk hunting acc.
Post by: Russ McDonald on October 23, 2013, 05:36:20 PM: There is a link above that days he was a Muckleshoot.

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