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Body found at Braun Bay?
Per THe Dive’s Faceook post. Haven’t seen that anywhere else at this point.
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Body found at Braun Bay?
Reported on the Winnipesaukee Facebook site the MP are at a home across from the BB sandbar and the sandbar is now open to boats to anchor
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Braun Bay body found
How sad. A 34 year old man was swimming with friends, and when they didn’t see him, they figured he went off with others. Doesn’t add up to me, so will pay closer attention at 11’s news. Very very sad situation. How could you leave, not knowing?
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I just couldn't imagine leaving a friend behind and ASSUMING he left with somebody else. Wow.
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Hmmmm...
OK so friends left him there by accident...but how does a 34 year old man drown?? His friends were certainly not the cause of his drowning...
Something is very odd here... Dan
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It’s a mystery.....perhaps there had been too much liquid refreshment? Not being judgmental, but it’s very strange...I can’t imagine ever leaving a swimming area, not being sure that everyone in the party is accounted for. Again, a very sad situation.
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Agree with Sue Doe-Nym and thinkingo. Maybe a medical condition or too much drinking and he simply sunk and his body didn’t surface until the following day, but we will have to wait for autopsy results. Tragic.
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Giving the benefit of the doubt to the deceased's friends, I would expect they did some sort of search before leaving and had some basis for thinking he left with others. Highly unlikely that they would have expected a medical issue (cramps, heart attack?) for a young man who could have simply walked ashore if he was tired from swimming, etc. Autopsy will tell more.
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I would be shocked if alcohol/drugs are not involved.
Given what I have seen at Braun Bay over the last few years, it seems it was only a matter of time before something like this happened. The State of NH needs to address the rafting and partying over there before someone else ends up dead. |
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what I don't understand is why the last boat to leave Braun Bay on Saturday did not see this person alone or floating? Wouldn't he have to be there when the last boat left the bay?
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The person could have been submerged, not at water’s surface. Besides, if you weren’t looking for something specific, it wouldn’t necessarily be that visible.....
Plus partying people on boat weren’t paying attention....just a guess on my part. People tend to be far too casual around the water...that’s a huge generalization, but true, sad to say, and can lead to senseless tragedy. |
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I agree with those who say -- "Let's wait for the facts" and STOP armchair speculations of what could have been or not.
However - the one thing that stood out as EXTREMELY odd was the comment made in the Laconia Daily ….. "The following morning, the friends located Whitehill's untouched personal effects. When they returned to Braun Bay" Where in God's name does someone store their personal stuff at Braun Bay ?? Granted it has been many many years since we last visited that sandbar for our personal reason ……. I never recall any sandy beach area, or anyone one the actual shoreline (perhaps it's changed).
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Cell Phone?
While we're busy not speculating:
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Just out of curiosity ………. has any further details been released that I may have missed ?
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What did you miss???
Just being a wise ass...Sorry.
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What actually happened.
I realize this thread is from almost 3 years ago but I am the stepmother-in-law and there are so many guesses in this thread that are way off base and it just doesn't seem like that long ago to us.
Ben was at a bachelor party and there were several cars they used to transport people from the rented house to the lake so it was not strange that his friends just thought he was in a different car. This is why no one noticed him missing other than his wife who was in a full-blown panic because he was not answering phone calls or texts. Ben's autopsy showed NO drugs or alcohol in his system. It did show that he had an enlarged heart and distorted aorta which caused him to faint. Had he not been in 3 feet of water,o r had someone seen him go under, he probably could have been treated for his conditions. He was an active, fit man who'd shown no signs of issues before. No one happened to be looking when he fainted. He had a 2 year old daughter (now 5) who is aware she had an amazing Dad. He was not drunk & he was not on drugs, and his friends were not awful for mistakenly leaving him behind. Last edited by Shera; 06-18-2022 at 12:11 PM. Reason: grammar |
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