Boat sinks at Guntersvile

[JABIII]

Prolly overloaded with a pile of ducks...

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Guntersville Fire and Rescue along with Guntersville Rescue Squad responded to a call for help Saturday morning.

Guntersville Fire and Rescue Lt. Brian Patterson says three adults and a 10-year-old boy had been stranded on an island on Lake Guntersville Saturday morning after their boat sank.

The group had been duck hunting when a wave flooded the boat, said Patterson. They swam to safety on the nearby island close to the River Bridge end of the lake.

A Rescue Squad crew was quick to retrieve them.

Patterson says the hunting party was beginning to show early and mild signs of hypothermia, specifically slightly below-average body temperatures.

Upon rescue they were immediately taken into ambulances to get warm, and were alert and talking to emergency personnel. They were otherwise unharmed and believed to have recovered without incident.

This was around 10 AM Saturday when the air temperature was in the 20’s and the water temperature in the 40’s, said Patterson.

http://whnt.com/2015/01/10/rescuers-...ir-boat-sinks/

[murraywader]

Lake Gadwall.

[Tater]

I know a fella that sank his boat twice in one day at Guntersville.

[JABIII]

Probably with dead canvasbacks.

[Tater]

Yup. Well, the first time. Second time they had gotten enough water out to float the boat and get it back to the ramp. Ten some dude came barrel assin' through the no wake zone and swamped em again, lol.

[Jozie & Me]

Sportin Woodies and I were stranded on Guntersville one time....

Except we were stranded because Mulleteer was ASLEEP in the dang boat 100 yards across open water.


River Bridge is out in the Channel I think. They probably got swamped by a barge wake.

Glad they made it out ok.

[JABIII]

Prolly jealous of all the dead ducks.

[JABIII]

A barge full of dead gadwall and mallards, maybe.

[Catdaddy]

we were stranded because Mulleteer was ASLEEP in the dang boat 100 yards across open water.

What ever happened to Mulketeer?


Did he get banned or just grew up??



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[Strick9]

Worst part about swimming this time of year is telling the old lady why you came home in wet drawers. Don't ask me how I know.

[Sportin' Woodies]

I'm about to eat lunch with him. Jozie that was a memorable hunt. I had to shoot my own boat to wake him and it still didn't work. I didn't know a thing about duck hunting back then.

[Jozie & Me]

Tell him I said hey!

and we miss him!

was a good time for sure. I didnt know much either.