Thread: Drowning at the Rez

so I wonder why they dont make a mandatory lifejacket rule on that side of the dam.

Originally Posted by Dee F

It's a bad deal no doubt. There's some kinda accident every year on Barnett. Although most seem to happen up the river. Over the past few years they have added several no wake zones. Sad it took accidents to get them there but that's the way it works. There's a lot of water skiers up the river, sandbar drinkers, etc, and when you add that to very little enforcement, statistics are what you get. Far as the rest of the lake. It is shallow. Everyone needs to be familiar with it. It don't take much error in a lot of places to make the day go bad. Then on the other hand, just because your in 20 FOW, don't mean you're all clear. There's 20-24' flooded timber. By the time you see the tops.. When the lake is full .. It could be to late.. I personally stay away from the upper river when all the traffic is there. It just makes more sense to me not to chance it. Me personally would like to see more boating enforcement on Barnett. Especially the 43 bridge!! Even though I hardly ever fish around there, it still sucks to meet a boat going 70MPH at the bridge.

I appreciate your info on this--thanks a bunch.

Not sure if it's true but I heard this morning that he JUMPED IN. I assume Suicide

Originally Posted by SlabLapper4sure

Prayers sent!Sure is tragic! Even a good swimmer can't handle really cold water long!

I was a good swimmer when I was young and didn't pay much attention to wearing a lifejacket. My daddy snatched me out of a boat one day and "calibrated" me on that issue. Don't remeber much of what he said except "you may be a good swimmer, but when you fall out of the boat and bump your head hard enough to knock yourself out, don't matter how good you can swim"

Originally Posted by Slabaholic

so I wonder why they dont make a mandatory lifejacket rule on that side of the dam.

Would be pretty hard to police that rule.

Originally Posted by DonDon

Not sure if it's true but I heard this morning that he JUMPED IN. I assume Suicide

I heard the same thing.

Sad news either way.

would be easier to enforce that because your stationary right off the banks. it was easy for the police to enforce snagging at grenada res, I dont see why enforcing saving a life could be any harder. much more worth the effort for sure!