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Originally Posted by Skipper of the Sea Que
By VICTORIA GUAY
Marine Patrol said the accident, which happened just after 3:20 p.m. Friday, occurred as O'Neil was pulling the inner tube between a swim raft and an unoccupied, moored boat when the tube was suddenly whipped in the direction of the boat, colliding with its hull.
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First and foremost I hope this young man recovers I am sure his young body got quite traumatized. My prayers go out to his family and loved ones. May God be with all of them at this time.
Now I do have extreme problems with the above statement from this reporter. Depending on my mood this afternoon, it may even spark me to call or write to the News paper... If this was her poetic license it was a horrible way to word things. If it was something actually implied by the Marine Patrol, she needs to site her source. Tubes don't "suddenly whip in the direction" of anything, the operator of the boat, or in this case watercraft controls where that tube is head through the vessels movements. This was an operator error on the part of the operator of the Jet Ski, I am sorry to hear that this is a relative of the young boy because that makes the situation all the harder on the family. On that same note being a family member I also truly can sit back and believe that this was an accident as long as Alcohol was not involved. Avoidable by following the 150' rule as it was, it was an accident.
May this young man Fully recover, and ride the tube safely again....