07-25-2005, 08:35 PM
Before folks will get it into their head that it is dangerous to go boating without a life jacket!!!! Especially on Utah lake where several have died in the past year!!!!
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Eight boaters rescued from Utah Lake on sinking skiff
DAILY HERALD
Eight people in a small boat were rescued Saturday from Utah Lake when their overloaded skiff began taking on water in rough weather.
The three adults and five children called for help through a third party around 11:15 a.m., according to the Utah County Sheriff's Office. [url "http://heraldextra.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=display_ads&file=index&func=display_ad&ad=00271046"][/url]![[Image: adlog.php?bannerid=208&clientid=192&...c18745cd6d]](http://adserver.heraldextra.com/adlog.php?bannerid=208&clientid=192&zoneid=27&source=&block=0&capping=0&cb=b801c3c1fa3c16b3737118c18745cd6d)
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[/url] Searchers from the Utah State Park Service and Utah County Search and Rescue scrambled onto three boats and personal water craft.
Utah County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Darrin Gilbert said a fixed-wing sheriff's aircraft spotted the failing boat approximately 6 miles north of the Utah State Park Boat Harbor in Provo.
"When they found them the boat was only six inches out of the water," he said. "It took on a lot of water really fast ... It could have been devastating." None of the boat occupants were wearing life jackets.
The adults and children were transferred to rescuers' boats and shuttled back to the safety of the Provo boat harbor.
Gilbert said 3- to 4-foot high swells combined with the fact that the boat had too many aboard could have resulted in disaster. He said there should have been a maximum of five to six occupants aboard the skiff.
"There's an investigation into the over capacity of the boat and a lack of personal flotation devices," Gilbert said. This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page A8.
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DAILY HERALD
Eight people in a small boat were rescued Saturday from Utah Lake when their overloaded skiff began taking on water in rough weather.
The three adults and five children called for help through a third party around 11:15 a.m., according to the Utah County Sheriff's Office. [url "http://heraldextra.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=display_ads&file=index&func=display_ad&ad=00271046"][/url]
Utah County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Darrin Gilbert said a fixed-wing sheriff's aircraft spotted the failing boat approximately 6 miles north of the Utah State Park Boat Harbor in Provo.
"When they found them the boat was only six inches out of the water," he said. "It took on a lot of water really fast ... It could have been devastating." None of the boat occupants were wearing life jackets.
The adults and children were transferred to rescuers' boats and shuttled back to the safety of the Provo boat harbor.
Gilbert said 3- to 4-foot high swells combined with the fact that the boat had too many aboard could have resulted in disaster. He said there should have been a maximum of five to six occupants aboard the skiff.
"There's an investigation into the over capacity of the boat and a lack of personal flotation devices," Gilbert said. This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page A8.
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