Re: Another Kennedy Tragedy

Mj12 · ‎03-09-2010

Oh my gosh that is awful. I just read that Maryland Natural Resources police said that "an overturned canoe matching the description of the one went missing was recovered."

Witchy Woman · ‎03-15-2010

@Mersha

That water must have been very choppy as windy as it has been.

I am afraid to go out into the Bay or any water around here unless it is like glass. I've done it before, but ONLY with a life jacket.

It's heartbreaking to know a quick, innocent decision to retrieve a ball could end like this. So very sad for the family.

Porcelain · ‎02-19-2014

Kind of weird that they both disappeared. You'd think that even if the worst happened happened to them, they'd still be findable because they'd be wearing life vests.

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Mersha · ‎03-10-2010

@Witchy Woman I totally agree with you!

I am not sure which one is more frightening to deal with, a choppy bay or the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

It was such a tragic accident.

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Mersha · ‎03-10-2010

@Porcelain wrote:
Kind of weird that they both disappeared. You'd think that even if the worst happened happened to them, they'd still be findable because they'd be wearing life vests.

@Porcelain Maybe they went fast to grab the ball and did not put on the vest.

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Porcelain · ‎02-19-2014

@Mersha wrote:
@Porcelain wrote:
Kind of weird that they both disappeared. You'd think that even if the worst happened happened to them, they'd still be findable because they'd be wearing life vests.

@Porcelain Maybe they went fast to grab the ball and did not put on the vest.

Maybe she went to rescue the son who had gone after the ball. That might explain the haste. That poor family.

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Tadaki · ‎03-10-2010

We've actually done something like this, but on Lake Huron and it was a beautiful day. One of the little ones dropped her beach ball in the water and it started floating away. Several of the neighbors jumped into their boats and one of them retrieved it. It was a lot of fun and the little girl was jumping up and down. Still puts a smile on my face to think of it.

So sorry to hear that their day was tragic.