Another Delta Horror Story

ok well im still collecting all the details, so i dont have the complete info yet. what i do know is this...

yesterday a friend of my sisters was boating in the delta with some friends or something, tubing and was on a whip from a turn. well i guess she lost it off the tube and hit an underwater/semi-underwater pole or dock or something. she was knocked unconscience, shattered her pelvis and had to be pulled from the water and woken up. she's having some major surgery on wed of this week. ill get the rest of the details from a friend.

just goes to show yah, the confined space of the delta is not a smart place to be doing an activity like tubing

maybe someone will sue the boat maker for not warning that theres a possibility of random underwater objects causing injury while tubing in the delta

(Message edited by chvywkbrdrmc205 on July 28, 2003)

What makes tubeing more dangerous that wakeboarding. you could still hit the poledock thing on a wakeboard just as easy...

Its just the principals of tubing. It just should not be done.

The boarder controls their aqua-plaining device. A tuber does not.

exactly as Scott said. "in general" wakeboarders and skiers are going in a straight line and can dodge obstacles themselves to an extent and they usually arent getting whipped around towards shore too often either. tubing on the other hand is something that you really need a big open space for. i enjoy tubing, but only where we've got a huge open part of the lake where theres nothing to hit and no other people around to get in the way of. how many tubers actually go in a straight line? that wouldnt be any fun. the delta is too narrow for that type of thing

Inflatables are not allowed on many small lakes for just this reason. Seems like a no brainer on the delta.

We usually tube in the middle of our lake, especially on weekends because the chop just gets bigger and bigger

a friend in FL was gutted like a fish and killed instantly after hitting a stump on a tube.

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maybe someone will sue the boat maker for not warning that theres a possibility of random underwater objects causing injury while tubing in the delta

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as much as i sympathize with your friend's condition and wish her the best, that statement is ridiculous.

some friend that must have been to reffer to his/her death as being "gutted like a fish".

Danny- I'm trying to put an image in your head for a reason. Thats what happened. My bad, I'll consult you b4 I post again to make sure I get it right.
BTW "refer" has one "f" insert your extra "f" here _uck off!.

Yo Chris, I find it hard not to agree with Danny, man. That 'extra f' thing was funny, but uncalled for.

just fyi...
A kid broke his neck tubing on lake skiatook in oklahoma on sunday july 27 in open waters and did not hit a thing. However, he was wearing a pfd, which is a positive to be taken from it. i wish all injured the best in their recovery.

FYI, Just south of Paradise Point, there was what we thought was a tree stump sticking like 2 inches out of the water... about 6 inches in diameter. This is the first time I saw it... have been out there at least once a week for the whole summer... I was there yesterday, and it seemed like low tide, which problably added to the fact that there may be objects closer to the surface of the water.

Hope she is OK!!!!!!!!

Neelley,

I was having a bad day until I read your post!

Thanks for keeping things on the lighter side Bro!

I need to ride with you soon!

Gramps

Gramps- Yeah missed you all big time at WSSR. My wife is on bed rest for the next 3-4weeks so I got to stay local. If you get north let me know, maybe BV, I know Andre comes up here once in a while. Would also love to hook up with Blabel and Mel.