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#1 Jul-30-23 7:35AM
- drxfish
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Sterling
- Registered: Jan-04-14
- Posts: 3022
13 Boaters Rescued
Crazy how people do not check or heed weather warnings. Lucky ones.
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2023 … nderstorm/
Always wishin' I was fishin'
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#2 Jul-31-23 6:34AM
- Ernie
- Administrator
- From: Ashburn VA
- Registered: Feb-03-06
- Posts: 15632
Re: 13 Boaters Rescued
Do we know if it was 13 people in one boat or were there multiple boats?
Time to go fishin' again!
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#3 Aug-01-23 5:41AM
- backtofuturetoyota
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Stafford
- Registered: Jan-12-12
- Posts: 871
Re: 13 Boaters Rescued
had to be multiple rafts since they "held the boats over their heads." It still boggles me why people go out in the water with potential bad weather. I understand weather people get it wrong a lot, but all it takes is being caught out one time to never return. Simple, don't risk it!
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#4 Aug-01-23 10:29AM
- hookup
- Patagonian Toothfish
- Registered: Jan-31-12
- Posts: 2348
Re: 13 Boaters Rescued
I've gotten stuck in some doozies of storms while kayaking on the river. Weathermen are= wrong often.
When you're doing a long float, storms sometimes creep up on you. Best thing to do is what they did. Pull off the water, flip the boat and wait until it's done.
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