Lake Murray Boat Accident

[b35w]

Spoke to one of the teammates tonight at dinner in Chapin. He had a WKU hat on (Western Kentucky University). He said one on his teammates was in a comma and going to a hospital in Vanderbilt. He also said one of the inflatable life jackets didn’t go off and luckily was able to get pulled up in the boat.

I don’t love inflatable life jackets. They are great for convenience and comfort but something else to fail. I’m about to make Trace go back to wearing a regular one.


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[b35w]

Me and Otter about got smoked by a boat from behind on Greenwood in December while we were idling. That joker was within 2 feet of us I guarantee. Not sure how fast he was running but he was on plane and you couldn’t see 10 feet.


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[Otter 1200]

Me and Otter about got smoked by a boat from behind on Greenwood in December while we were idling. That joker was within 2 feet of us I guarantee. Not sure how fast he was running but he was on plane and you couldn’t see 10 feet.


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This was the closest I’ve ever come to thinking we were going to be run over, guy let off a little soaked me from the spray and then took off again disappearing into the fog. I’m sure the boat only missed us by inches, I jumped over in Bobby’s side thinking we were done. I just can’t understand running in fog when you can’t see 50 yards.

[ecu1984]

Prayers for all injured
Common sense goes a long way when it comes to operating a boat

[SharkDave]

Too fast for conditions. So sad, over a dang fish. See it too often. Other boats don’t show up on a chartplotter. Prayers for those boys.

[Fish]

Too fast for conditions. So sad, over a dang fish. See it too often.

Or a deer. There are so many deer in SC, it just doesn't make sense that someone would shoot at movement in the bushes. But every year, some dirt eating redneck shoots someone, and we call it an accident. Bullshit.

[mudflat]

Winyah Bay. Nothing like seeing 250k center console high and dry up on the bank. Two nice propeller tracks thru the mud and reeds. My can of Off was worth a million dollars that morning as the no see um was tearing their asses up. Even radar didn't help stupid.

[SilverFox]

I fished a bunch of tourneys in TN when I lived up there. Fished the back of coves where we put in several times for hours waiting on fog to lift while others ran like idiots to their spots. Fog scared the crap out of me. Praying for those involved.

[SCSwitchback]

When I was about 9, daddy and I were idling 10 ft off the bank trying to get into Buffalo Creek to curb stomp crappies in the THICK fog one morning. At idle speed, suddenly there was a 21' ProCraft maybe 20' in front of us idling towards us driven by a man who's eyes were as big as a washtub. He'd just been hit by another boat hauling ass as he was idling across open water......looked like you went down the side of that pretty ProCraft working it over with an ax. He was shaking like a dog shittin 'simmon seeds. He said the boat that hit him never slowed down after impact. Thats stuck with me ever since.
I can't understand the logic of putting a boat on plane when you can barely see the length of the boat.

[centurian]

Duck hunting on the lake one Saturday and set up on a long flat point between the river and a small creek. We knew there was a tournament that morning and set up where we did for two reasons, to keep the fishermen from fishing in our decoys and knew many boats would be going up river and would put a lot of duck in the air that morning. It was so foggy we could not even see all the decoys. I hear the boats coming about 7:30 wide ass open up the river in the fog. I tell my buddy lets go and he said where. I said to put some trees between us and these guys cause they cant see us for sure. They passed without incident and i never saw them. Fools.

[b35w]

Unfortunately, one of the young men passed away today. Just awful.


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[carolinadrifter]

Unfortunately, one of the young men passed away today. Just awful.

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Just awful. Has bassmaster said much about this situation? I saw an article on their website but it hasn’t been updated since the 26th.

[b35w]

Just awful. Has bassmaster said much about this situation? I saw an article on their website but it hasn’t been updated since the 26th.

That was the only thing I have seen as well. I’m sure there is an investigation going one so probably limited as to what they can say.


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[centurian]

Sad news indeed. Reminder for us all fun can turn to horror in seconds. They probably would have held the tournament start time due to dense fog but with a practice day they may have started on their own and not with an organize start. I am sure they will be reviewing their safety protocol.

[scatter shot]

Sad news indeed. Reminder for us all fun can turn to horror in seconds. They probably would have held the tournament start time due to dense fog but with a practice day they may have started on their own and not with an organize start. I am sure they will be reviewing their safety protocol.

Yup, especially while boating. Been preaching this for years, boating is fun but can go from good to bad in a second.

Lake Murry aint to place to FOFA.

[scatter shot]

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/...c-66fa3cbc277c

PROSPERITY, S.C. — A 21-year-year-old college student has died after a boating accident on Lake Murray last week.

Jonathan Brian of Shelbyville, Kentucky, died this morning at Prisma Health Richland, according to Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece.

According to the Western Kentucky University newspaper, The College Heights Herald, Brian was a junior and a member of the Western Kentucky University Bass Fishing team.

Brian was one of the occupants of a boat that collided with another in the Prosperity area of Newberry County around 1 p.m. on 1:04 P.M. on Thursday, January 25, 2024.

The crash came during a practice round of the Lake Murray College Series, a Bassmaster fishing tournament.

His teammate and the others injured in the other boat were released from the hospital.

[We Jeep Inn]

Terrible news. I could not imagine. Prayers for all involved.

[cajunwannabe]

Horrible news. Every parents worst nightmare

[jwilliams]

Tragic. Prayers for the family

[Headhunter]

Terrible news. Prayers for his family and all those involved