Criss, thanks for the update. You and your family are in so many things (boats,wine, misc biz,etc) they ought to call it Crissoland .......
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3 year old boy hurt on jet ski......
Why wasn't the motor turned off in shallow water????????
Jet ski accident injures 3-year-old
3-year-old injured when riding a jet ski on Cass Lake in West Bloomfield.
DETROIT -
A beautiful Sunday on Cass Lake in West Bloomfield quickly turned to panic when a 3-year-old boy is flung off a jet ski and hits a dock.
One of the boys parents was walking the jet ski in the water while the boy was sitting on the jet ski. That's when he hit the gas and lost control hitting his head on the dock.
A good samaritan heard the accident and raced to help. "He was obviously going into shock. I wrapped him up in a towel the best I could. You could see a cut on the left side of his face...he was bleeding out of his nose and out of his mouth," said Liz Pariseau who performed CPR on the boy.
The boy was rushed to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Police did not release his condition.
Why wasn't the motor turned off in shallow water????????
Jet ski accident injures 3-year-old
3-year-old injured when riding a jet ski on Cass Lake in West Bloomfield.
DETROIT -
A beautiful Sunday on Cass Lake in West Bloomfield quickly turned to panic when a 3-year-old boy is flung off a jet ski and hits a dock.
One of the boys parents was walking the jet ski in the water while the boy was sitting on the jet ski. That's when he hit the gas and lost control hitting his head on the dock.
A good samaritan heard the accident and raced to help. "He was obviously going into shock. I wrapped him up in a towel the best I could. You could see a cut on the left side of his face...he was bleeding out of his nose and out of his mouth," said Liz Pariseau who performed CPR on the boy.
The boy was rushed to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Police did not release his condition.
Worker accidentally shoots himself in crotch when taking gun out of his belt in Birmingham
Heating and cooling worker in Birmingham accidentally shot himself in crotch when removing his gun from his waistband
Published On: Jun 13 2012 06:30:51 PM EDT Updated On: Jun 13 2012 08:16:32 PM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. -
A man is recovering from a gunshot wound after police say he accidentally shot himself in the crotch.
Police said the heating and cooling worker was at a job in Birmingham when he pulled his gun out of his waistband and accidentally pulled the trigger. The bullet went through his private part and lodged in his leg.
He was taking out the gun to leave inside his van.
He underwent surgery to remove the bullet and is expected to recover.
Police said the man did have a permit to carry the gun, but could still face a misdemeanor charge for unlawfully discharging a firearm.
Heating and cooling worker in Birmingham accidentally shot himself in crotch when removing his gun from his waistband
Published On: Jun 13 2012 06:30:51 PM EDT Updated On: Jun 13 2012 08:16:32 PM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. -
A man is recovering from a gunshot wound after police say he accidentally shot himself in the crotch.
Police said the heating and cooling worker was at a job in Birmingham when he pulled his gun out of his waistband and accidentally pulled the trigger. The bullet went through his private part and lodged in his leg.
He was taking out the gun to leave inside his van.
He underwent surgery to remove the bullet and is expected to recover.
Police said the man did have a permit to carry the gun, but could still face a misdemeanor charge for unlawfully discharging a firearm.
I believe this made most news casts a couple nights ago.....so in case you missed it.......
Conn. man calls 911 over beef about sandwich order
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — A man angry that a deli had fouled up his sandwich order decided to take his beef to police.
The man, identified by police as Rother McLennon of East Hartford, called 911 on Wednesday and complained that he "specifically asked for little turkey and little ham, a lot of cheese and a lot of mayonnaise," and the Grateful Deli in East Hartford got it wrong.
"You're calling 911 because you don't like way that they're making your sandwich?" the dispatcher asked.
"Exactly," McLennon replied.
McLennon explained that that the person he was talking to at the deli was not the person who made the sandwich and was refusing to fix the problem.
"I mean, I just want to solve this the right way," he said. "Her sister made it, but she left. They are playing games with me, so I was just wondering if you could come by. I just want it resolved and I want to be able to come back here and get the regular sandwich that I ask for."
Before ending the call, the dispatcher advised him not to buy the sandwich.
Deli owner Tila Azinheira tells WVIT-TV ( http://bit.ly/MKi5bR) that McLennon had placed an order for 14 sandwiches and the deli made them to his specifications. She said he was told that because the sandwiches were special orders, the deli couldn't take them back.
She said he used her phone to call police.
McLennon called the deli back on Thursday to apologize, she said.
"I think the customer realized how wrong he was," she said.
No charges have been filed.
Attempts to reach McLennon weren't successful. There was no listing for a telephone number at his address.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
Conn. man calls 911 over beef about sandwich order
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — A man angry that a deli had fouled up his sandwich order decided to take his beef to police.
The man, identified by police as Rother McLennon of East Hartford, called 911 on Wednesday and complained that he "specifically asked for little turkey and little ham, a lot of cheese and a lot of mayonnaise," and the Grateful Deli in East Hartford got it wrong.
"You're calling 911 because you don't like way that they're making your sandwich?" the dispatcher asked.
"Exactly," McLennon replied.
McLennon explained that that the person he was talking to at the deli was not the person who made the sandwich and was refusing to fix the problem.
"I mean, I just want to solve this the right way," he said. "Her sister made it, but she left. They are playing games with me, so I was just wondering if you could come by. I just want it resolved and I want to be able to come back here and get the regular sandwich that I ask for."
Before ending the call, the dispatcher advised him not to buy the sandwich.
Deli owner Tila Azinheira tells WVIT-TV ( http://bit.ly/MKi5bR) that McLennon had placed an order for 14 sandwiches and the deli made them to his specifications. She said he was told that because the sandwiches were special orders, the deli couldn't take them back.
She said he used her phone to call police.
McLennon called the deli back on Thursday to apologize, she said.
"I think the customer realized how wrong he was," she said.
No charges have been filed.
Attempts to reach McLennon weren't successful. There was no listing for a telephone number at his address.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
Woman drives car onto golf course, into sand trap
UXBRIDGE, Mass. — A woman told police she drove her car into a sand trap on a Massachusetts golf course because her GPS sent her the wrong way.
Police say she was drunk.
Patricia Maione was held on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday to charges including driving with a suspended license and fourth offense drunken driving.
Authorities say the 47-year-old woman's car got stuck at the Whitinsville Golf Club in Northbridge on Monday. She told police her GPS told her to turn left, which she said led her through a corn field and onto the golf course.
The Telegram & Gazette ( http://bit.ly/KyIRYF) reports that police say they found a cup filled with alcohol in her car.
There were golfers on the course at the time, but no one was hurt.
UXBRIDGE, Mass. — A woman told police she drove her car into a sand trap on a Massachusetts golf course because her GPS sent her the wrong way.
Police say she was drunk.
Patricia Maione was held on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday to charges including driving with a suspended license and fourth offense drunken driving.
Authorities say the 47-year-old woman's car got stuck at the Whitinsville Golf Club in Northbridge on Monday. She told police her GPS told her to turn left, which she said led her through a corn field and onto the golf course.
The Telegram & Gazette ( http://bit.ly/KyIRYF) reports that police say they found a cup filled with alcohol in her car.
There were golfers on the course at the time, but no one was hurt.
There is dumb then there is dumber!!!!!
Robbery suspect caught eating at Hazel Park McDonald's
Man accused of stealing cash from Hazel Park Kroger cashier
HAZEL PARK, Mich. -
A robbery suspect was caught eating breakfast at a McDonald’s in Hazel Park after allegedly stealing $725 from a Kroger in the same city.
David Hult, 43, of St. Clair Shores, allegedly went to the Kroger on John R. Road Sunday morning and asked a cashier at the U-Scan for change. When she opened the register, police believe Hult pushed her out of the way and took $725 before taking off.
Officers later found some of the man's clothing near the grocery store.
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Police tracked down and arrested Hult who was eating at McDonald’s just a few hundred feet away.
He was arraigned Monday in Hazel Park district court on a charge of unarmed robbery. He’s jailed on a $75,000 cash bond.
If convicted, Hult could face up to 15 years in prison. He'll be back in court next month.
Robbery suspect caught eating at Hazel Park McDonald's
Man accused of stealing cash from Hazel Park Kroger cashier
HAZEL PARK, Mich. -
A robbery suspect was caught eating breakfast at a McDonald’s in Hazel Park after allegedly stealing $725 from a Kroger in the same city.
David Hult, 43, of St. Clair Shores, allegedly went to the Kroger on John R. Road Sunday morning and asked a cashier at the U-Scan for change. When she opened the register, police believe Hult pushed her out of the way and took $725 before taking off.
Officers later found some of the man's clothing near the grocery store.
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Police tracked down and arrested Hult who was eating at McDonald’s just a few hundred feet away.
He was arraigned Monday in Hazel Park district court on a charge of unarmed robbery. He’s jailed on a $75,000 cash bond.
If convicted, Hult could face up to 15 years in prison. He'll be back in court next month.
Former astronaut Poindexter dies in ski jet accident
STS-131 commander Alan Poindexter poses for a photo in the Cupola of the Int...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Alan Poindexter, a two-time shuttle astronaut, has died after a jet ski accident in Pensacola, Florida, NASA said on Monday.
"The NASA family was sad to learn of the passing of our former friend and colleague Alan Poindexter," NASA wrote in a Facebook post. ?"Our thought and hearts are with his family."
Poindexter, 50, was riding jet skis with his two sons in Little Sabine Bay at Pensacola Beach on Sunday when the accident occurred, officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told the Pensacola News Journal.
Poindexter's older son, who is 26, crashed into the jet ski that Poindexter shared with his 22-year-old son, the newspaper reported.
The impact knocked Poindexter off the jet ski. He was pulled from the water and taken to the beach where friends attempted to revive him.
Poindexter was then flown by helicopter to Baptist Hospital where he later died from his injuries, the newspaper reported.
Poindexter's sons were not injured in the accident, which is under investigation.
Poindexter, who went by the nickname "Dex," made two space flights during his career with NASA. In February 2008, he was the pilot aboard the shuttle Atlantis on a mission to deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory module to the International Space Station.
Poindexter returned to space in April 2010 as commander of the shuttle Discovery on one of the final cargo runs to the station before the shuttles were retired.
?"He was a talented, courageous Navy veteran with gifts," astronaut Greg Johnson wrote on Twitter. "?Dex was a lovable guy with a strong work ethic."
A captain in the U.S. Navy, Poindexter left NASA in December 2010 to become dean of students at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He earned a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the school in 1995.
He is the son of former National Security Adviser John Poindexter, who served in the Reagan administration.
Alan Poindexter was born in 1961 in Pasadena, California, but considered Rockville, Maryland, to be his hometown. He earned a bachelor of aerospace engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, then was commissioned in the Navy.
Poindexter flew combat missions in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Southern Watch, then became a test pilot. He logged more than 4,000 hours flying time in more than 30 types of aircraft.
He was selected to join NASA's astronaut corps in June 1998.
(Editing by Jane Sutton and Eric Beech)
(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2012.
STS-131 commander Alan Poindexter poses for a photo in the Cupola of the Int...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Alan Poindexter, a two-time shuttle astronaut, has died after a jet ski accident in Pensacola, Florida, NASA said on Monday.
"The NASA family was sad to learn of the passing of our former friend and colleague Alan Poindexter," NASA wrote in a Facebook post. ?"Our thought and hearts are with his family."
Poindexter, 50, was riding jet skis with his two sons in Little Sabine Bay at Pensacola Beach on Sunday when the accident occurred, officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told the Pensacola News Journal.
Poindexter's older son, who is 26, crashed into the jet ski that Poindexter shared with his 22-year-old son, the newspaper reported.
The impact knocked Poindexter off the jet ski. He was pulled from the water and taken to the beach where friends attempted to revive him.
Poindexter was then flown by helicopter to Baptist Hospital where he later died from his injuries, the newspaper reported.
Poindexter's sons were not injured in the accident, which is under investigation.
Poindexter, who went by the nickname "Dex," made two space flights during his career with NASA. In February 2008, he was the pilot aboard the shuttle Atlantis on a mission to deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory module to the International Space Station.
Poindexter returned to space in April 2010 as commander of the shuttle Discovery on one of the final cargo runs to the station before the shuttles were retired.
?"He was a talented, courageous Navy veteran with gifts," astronaut Greg Johnson wrote on Twitter. "?Dex was a lovable guy with a strong work ethic."
A captain in the U.S. Navy, Poindexter left NASA in December 2010 to become dean of students at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He earned a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the school in 1995.
He is the son of former National Security Adviser John Poindexter, who served in the Reagan administration.
Alan Poindexter was born in 1961 in Pasadena, California, but considered Rockville, Maryland, to be his hometown. He earned a bachelor of aerospace engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, then was commissioned in the Navy.
Poindexter flew combat missions in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Southern Watch, then became a test pilot. He logged more than 4,000 hours flying time in more than 30 types of aircraft.
He was selected to join NASA's astronaut corps in June 1998.
(Editing by Jane Sutton and Eric Beech)
(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2012.
bigJake
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Probably a good thing as he should not be reproducing.
bigJake
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There is a road north of Pittsburgh where my GPS will always tell me "Turn Right on Golf Cart Path"
PLEASE REMEMBER THIS for this Holiday:
If you go forth with a fifth on the fourth, you may not come forth on the fifth!!!!!
Please don't drink and drive, that means a car, boat, jetski or a bike also.
If you go forth with a fifth on the fourth, you may not come forth on the fifth!!!!!
Please don't drink and drive, that means a car, boat, jetski or a bike also.
Actor Andy Griffith died Tuesday at his home, friend says
First Goober a few weeks ago now the star of the show....RIP Mr. Griffith
Actor Andy Griffith has died, a close friend told WXII-TV in North Carolina.
Former University of North Carolina President Bill Friday said Griffith died Tuesday morning at his home on Roanoke Island.
Details surrounding Griffith's death aren't yet known, but Dare County sheriff's officials told WXII-TV that emergency medical services were called to Griffith's home Tuesday morning.
Griffith, best known as Sheriff Andy Taylor in "The Andy Griffith Show" and as the title character in "Matlock," was 86.
First Goober a few weeks ago now the star of the show....RIP Mr. Griffith
Actor Andy Griffith has died, a close friend told WXII-TV in North Carolina.
Former University of North Carolina President Bill Friday said Griffith died Tuesday morning at his home on Roanoke Island.
Details surrounding Griffith's death aren't yet known, but Dare County sheriff's officials told WXII-TV that emergency medical services were called to Griffith's home Tuesday morning.
Griffith, best known as Sheriff Andy Taylor in "The Andy Griffith Show" and as the title character in "Matlock," was 86.
FREE BEER
Free Miller Lite For “Miller’s” Everywhere
Miller Lite - What’s in a name? Free beer — if your name happens to be Miller.
Legal-drinking-age consumers with the first, middle or last name Miller will receive a gift card equivalent to the cost of a case of Miller Lite so they can enjoy a little Miller Time with their friends.
Consumers located in, or willing to travel to, any of nine cities hosting special “It’s Miller Time On Us” events across the country can show their legal state ID with their first, middle or last name of Miller to pick up their $25 It’s Miller Time gift card. “It’s Miller Time On Us” kicks off this week in Philadelphia and then continues in Charlotte, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Phoenix throughout June and July. Gift cards are limited to one per person and must be collected within the designated hours for the event.
“Miller Time is all about those moments when you’re hanging out with your real friends and enjoying the great taste of Miller Lite,” said Ryan Reis, senior director of marketing for Miller Lite. “Because Miller Time starts with Miller, we decided to give some Miller Lite to our namesakes to share with their friends. As the sixth most common last name in America*, we know there are a lot of Millers ready to celebrating Miller Time on us. And if you’re not a Miller, grab your friends who are and bring them to one of our events.”
“It’s Miller Time on Us” events are scheduled as follows (all times local):
Las Vegas – June 29, 1-5 p.m., poolside at The Palms
Charlotte – July 11, 5-8 p.m., EpiCentre
Milwaukee – July 13, 3-6 p.m., Miller Visitor Center
Cincinnati – July 17, 5-8 p.m., Holy Grail Tavern & Grille
Chicago – July 20, 4-7 p.m., location TBD (watch Facebook.com/MillerLite for updates)
Philadelphia – July 24, 4-7 p.m., XFINITY Live! Philadelphia
Pittsburgh – July 24, 4-7 p.m., Station Square
Phoenix – July 27, 3-6 p.m., Coach & Willie’s
Indianapolis – July 28, 1-4 p.m., Georgia Street (Pennsylvania Street to Capitol Avenue)
To help ensure Miller Time is always the best beer experience, Miller Lite recently launched its newest innovation, the Punch Top Can. The Punch Top Can increases airflow, reducing glug and resulting in an improved, smoother pour that highlights the great pilsner taste of Miller Lite.
Visit MillerLite.com, Facebook.com/MillerLite or follow @MillerLite on Twitter (#ItsMillerTime) for more information about “It’s Miller Time On Us,” the Punch Top Can and much more.
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About MillerCoors
Built on a foundation of great beer brands and nearly 300 years of brewing heritage, MillerCoors continues the commitment of its founders to brew the highest quality beers. MillerCoors is the second-largest beer company in the United States, capturing nearly 30 percent of beer sales in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Led by two of the best-selling beers in the industry, MillerCoors has a broad portfolio of brands across every major industry segment. The portfolio is led by the company’s premium light brands: Coors Light, Miller Lite and Miller64. Coors Light, the World’s Most Refreshing Beer, offers consumers refreshment as cold as the Rockies. Miller Lite established the American light beer category in 1975, offering beer drinkers a light beer that tastes like beer should. Miller64 is 64 calories of crisp, light taste that complements a balanced lifestyle.
MillerCoors brews premium beers Coors Banquet and Miller Genuine Draft, and economy brands Miller High Life and Keystone Light. Tenth and Blake Beer Company, the MillerCoors craft and import division, imports Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch, and features craft brews from the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, Blue Moon Brewing Company and the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company.
MillerCoors operates eight major breweries in the U.S., as well as the Leinenkugel’s craft brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisc., and two microbreweries, the Tenth Street Brewery in Milwaukee and the Blue Moon Brewing Company at Coors Field in Denver.
The MillerCoors vision is to create the best beer company in America through great people changing the way America enjoys beer. MillerCoors builds its brands the right way through brewing quality, responsible marketing and sustainable environmental and community impact. MillerCoors is a joint venture of SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company. Learn more at MillerCoors.com, at facebook.com/MillerCoors or on Twitter through @MillerCoors.
Free Miller Lite For “Miller’s” Everywhere
Miller Lite - What’s in a name? Free beer — if your name happens to be Miller.
Legal-drinking-age consumers with the first, middle or last name Miller will receive a gift card equivalent to the cost of a case of Miller Lite so they can enjoy a little Miller Time with their friends.
Consumers located in, or willing to travel to, any of nine cities hosting special “It’s Miller Time On Us” events across the country can show their legal state ID with their first, middle or last name of Miller to pick up their $25 It’s Miller Time gift card. “It’s Miller Time On Us” kicks off this week in Philadelphia and then continues in Charlotte, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Phoenix throughout June and July. Gift cards are limited to one per person and must be collected within the designated hours for the event.
“Miller Time is all about those moments when you’re hanging out with your real friends and enjoying the great taste of Miller Lite,” said Ryan Reis, senior director of marketing for Miller Lite. “Because Miller Time starts with Miller, we decided to give some Miller Lite to our namesakes to share with their friends. As the sixth most common last name in America*, we know there are a lot of Millers ready to celebrating Miller Time on us. And if you’re not a Miller, grab your friends who are and bring them to one of our events.”
“It’s Miller Time on Us” events are scheduled as follows (all times local):
Las Vegas – June 29, 1-5 p.m., poolside at The Palms
Charlotte – July 11, 5-8 p.m., EpiCentre
Milwaukee – July 13, 3-6 p.m., Miller Visitor Center
Cincinnati – July 17, 5-8 p.m., Holy Grail Tavern & Grille
Chicago – July 20, 4-7 p.m., location TBD (watch Facebook.com/MillerLite for updates)
Philadelphia – July 24, 4-7 p.m., XFINITY Live! Philadelphia
Pittsburgh – July 24, 4-7 p.m., Station Square
Phoenix – July 27, 3-6 p.m., Coach & Willie’s
Indianapolis – July 28, 1-4 p.m., Georgia Street (Pennsylvania Street to Capitol Avenue)
To help ensure Miller Time is always the best beer experience, Miller Lite recently launched its newest innovation, the Punch Top Can. The Punch Top Can increases airflow, reducing glug and resulting in an improved, smoother pour that highlights the great pilsner taste of Miller Lite.
Visit MillerLite.com, Facebook.com/MillerLite or follow @MillerLite on Twitter (#ItsMillerTime) for more information about “It’s Miller Time On Us,” the Punch Top Can and much more.
* According to WhitePages.com
About MillerCoors
Built on a foundation of great beer brands and nearly 300 years of brewing heritage, MillerCoors continues the commitment of its founders to brew the highest quality beers. MillerCoors is the second-largest beer company in the United States, capturing nearly 30 percent of beer sales in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Led by two of the best-selling beers in the industry, MillerCoors has a broad portfolio of brands across every major industry segment. The portfolio is led by the company’s premium light brands: Coors Light, Miller Lite and Miller64. Coors Light, the World’s Most Refreshing Beer, offers consumers refreshment as cold as the Rockies. Miller Lite established the American light beer category in 1975, offering beer drinkers a light beer that tastes like beer should. Miller64 is 64 calories of crisp, light taste that complements a balanced lifestyle.
MillerCoors brews premium beers Coors Banquet and Miller Genuine Draft, and economy brands Miller High Life and Keystone Light. Tenth and Blake Beer Company, the MillerCoors craft and import division, imports Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch, and features craft brews from the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, Blue Moon Brewing Company and the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company.
MillerCoors operates eight major breweries in the U.S., as well as the Leinenkugel’s craft brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisc., and two microbreweries, the Tenth Street Brewery in Milwaukee and the Blue Moon Brewing Company at Coors Field in Denver.
The MillerCoors vision is to create the best beer company in America through great people changing the way America enjoys beer. MillerCoors builds its brands the right way through brewing quality, responsible marketing and sustainable environmental and community impact. MillerCoors is a joint venture of SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company. Learn more at MillerCoors.com, at facebook.com/MillerCoors or on Twitter through @MillerCoors.
Alligator bites off swimming teen's arm in Florida.
MOORE HAVEN, Fla. — An alligator at least 10 feet long lunged at a teenager swimming in a river and bit off the teen's right arm below the elbow, state wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Kaleb Langdale, 17, survived the encounter Monday in the Caloosahatchee River west of Lake Okeechobee. Wildlife officers who caught and killed the alligator retrieved the arm, but doctors were unable to reattach it.
"We found the alligator that was responsible," Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino said. "We were able to kill the alligator and dissect the alligator, remove the arm and transport the arm to the hospital to see if the doctors could reattach the limb."
The alligator was 10 or 11 feet long, Pino said.
The teen was rushed to a Fort Myers hospital. His condition was not available early Tuesday.
His friends told Fort Myers television station WBBH ( http://bit.ly/NljdlO) that while the arm could not be reattached, Langdale was in good spirits.
The alligator went straight for Langdale as he was swimming, Matt Baker said.
"It came at him and he put his arm in the way instead of letting it get to his body. It took his arm and him under," Baker said.
Another friend said Langdale popped out of the water shortly after being bitten.
"He was waving saying, `Call the paramedics! My arm is gone!'" Gary Beck said.
The Glades County area near Lake Okeechobee where Langdale was swimming is known to have several large alligators in it, Pino said.
Alligators are more active this time of year because it's their mating season, which makes them more aggressive and inquisitive as they're looking for food and for mates. Wildlife officers warn that alligators can call just about any body of water in Florida home.
"Anything that makes any splash in the water or any little commotion in the water may attract them to that particular location," Pino said.
It's rare for wild alligators to bite humans, though, Pino said.
"We have millions of people swimming in the state's waterways and nothing happens," he said.
Since 1948, 224 people have suffered major alligator bites, including 22 fatal bites, according to June 2011 conservation commission data.
Wildlife officials were investigating what caused the alligator to bit Langdale.
"We want to understand the dynamics of the bite and understand what happened -- what the alligator was doing, what the young man was doing -- to see if there's anything we can learn from this," Pino said.
Last month, an airboat captain was giving a tour in southwest Florida when a 9-foot alligator bit off his left hand. The Indiana family on the boat said the captain had hung a fish over the side of the boat and had his hand at the water's surface when the alligator bit him.
MOORE HAVEN, Fla. — An alligator at least 10 feet long lunged at a teenager swimming in a river and bit off the teen's right arm below the elbow, state wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Kaleb Langdale, 17, survived the encounter Monday in the Caloosahatchee River west of Lake Okeechobee. Wildlife officers who caught and killed the alligator retrieved the arm, but doctors were unable to reattach it.
"We found the alligator that was responsible," Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino said. "We were able to kill the alligator and dissect the alligator, remove the arm and transport the arm to the hospital to see if the doctors could reattach the limb."
The alligator was 10 or 11 feet long, Pino said.
The teen was rushed to a Fort Myers hospital. His condition was not available early Tuesday.
His friends told Fort Myers television station WBBH ( http://bit.ly/NljdlO) that while the arm could not be reattached, Langdale was in good spirits.
The alligator went straight for Langdale as he was swimming, Matt Baker said.
"It came at him and he put his arm in the way instead of letting it get to his body. It took his arm and him under," Baker said.
Another friend said Langdale popped out of the water shortly after being bitten.
"He was waving saying, `Call the paramedics! My arm is gone!'" Gary Beck said.
The Glades County area near Lake Okeechobee where Langdale was swimming is known to have several large alligators in it, Pino said.
Alligators are more active this time of year because it's their mating season, which makes them more aggressive and inquisitive as they're looking for food and for mates. Wildlife officers warn that alligators can call just about any body of water in Florida home.
"Anything that makes any splash in the water or any little commotion in the water may attract them to that particular location," Pino said.
It's rare for wild alligators to bite humans, though, Pino said.
"We have millions of people swimming in the state's waterways and nothing happens," he said.
Since 1948, 224 people have suffered major alligator bites, including 22 fatal bites, according to June 2011 conservation commission data.
Wildlife officials were investigating what caused the alligator to bit Langdale.
"We want to understand the dynamics of the bite and understand what happened -- what the alligator was doing, what the young man was doing -- to see if there's anything we can learn from this," Pino said.
Last month, an airboat captain was giving a tour in southwest Florida when a 9-foot alligator bit off his left hand. The Indiana family on the boat said the captain had hung a fish over the side of the boat and had his hand at the water's surface when the alligator bit him.
Coast Guard rescues 4 people whose boat capsized in Michigan bay
Victims had been water overnight after leaving from Saginaw Bay
4 people in Michigan bay overnight are found safe
AU GRES, Mich. -
The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued four people whose 18-foot boat capsized in a Michigan bay, forcing them to stay alive through the night.
Soon after launching from Au Gres, the waves grew and capsized the boat, leaving them stranded three miles from the shore.
They spent over fourteen hours holding on to dear life.
This wasn't their first time boating
Ryan Miller, Brian Nelson from Macomb Township
Ryan Miller and Brian Nelson from Macomb Township took a fishing trip to Saginaw Bay on Tuesday. They took with them Miller's 12-year-old son Dakota and his 10-year-old friend Jack.
"When we went out, it was like a sheet of glass," says Miller. "In a course of a half-hour, it went from calm to big rolling waves," says Miller.
That's when the trip turned into a nightmare that would never end for the boaters.
"It was called 'The Three Sisters,'" says Nelson. "It's three waves simultaneously back-to-back-to-back."
Fatigued and looking for help
Their boat capsized at about 5:30 p.m. That's when Miller left the boat to look for help.
"I was just so fatigued. I was getting awful cramps in my leg because I had to continue to paddle, or the waves could come right over my head," says Miller.
Miller says he was in the water for fourteen and a half hours.
"I went in at six o'clock and they found me at eight-thirty the next morning," says Miller.
The Coast Guard and a helicopter searched for hours Monday night and Tuesday morning. That search, ultimately, came to an end.
"My nervous moment was probably around eleven o'clock when I didn't see the chopper anymore," says Nelson.
Shortly before 7:30 a.m., rescue crews spotted the boaters. To say that the four boaters are lucky to be alive, is an understatement.
"We learned a lot and it's not going to stop me from living my life," says Miller.
What the Coast Guard says they did right
All four had on life jackets
They had a "float plan" with someone on-shore
They stayed with the boat
The boaters walked away with a few cuts from wearing the life-vests for a long time, some bumps and bruises from being hit by the boat and fatigue from being left in the water for many hours.
They have scheduled another boat trip for later this month.
good catch....I guess he was waving his good arm.
bigJake
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hell, I'd be using my good arm to fight off the damn gator
Driver hurt when car crashes into docked boat in west Michigan
Car goes off dock at marina in Spring Lake into boat
Courtesy of WOOD-TV.
SPRING LAKE, Mich. -
A woman is recovering after her car hit a docked boat in west Michigan.
Police said the car landed on top of a boat that was docked at a marina behind a Holiday Inn in Spring Lake just before 6 a.m.
WOOD-TV reported the woman backed into a front loader and then jolted her Toyota RAV4 forward, going between some trees before hitting the boat.
The woman wasn't seriously hurt, but suffered cuts to her face.
WOOD-TV reported no one was on the boat at the time of the crash and the car was lifted off with a crane.
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Man-injured-in-jet-ski-accident-on-Lake-Wylie-162383856.html
Man injured when jetski explodes........
Top of hull separates from bottom half....see pic in the link.
Man injured when jetski explodes........
Top of hull separates from bottom half....see pic in the link.
Short report on dangers of Jet ski.....
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/1...-recreational-boating-safety/?test=latestnews
What is your opinion on license &/or training owner/drivers of skis????
Post below....
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/1...-recreational-boating-safety/?test=latestnews
What is your opinion on license &/or training owner/drivers of skis????
Post below....
lamajama
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In BC Canada no one under 16 can obtain a "pleasure craft operator's card" that entitles them to take a machine out on their own - but this is for a generic boating license and the info and test is 90% related to the "rules of the sea" and little on pwc's. Regardless that's just
"book information" only anyway. I would like to see the statistics in this article compared to boating statistics. Unfortunately accidents are going to happen regardless of how it's regulated (see Vehicles, Automotive). It's impossible to legislate out stupidity and believe me BC etc has tried. The short answers in my opinion are - increasing requirements for rentals, increased pwc information on the boating licenses and lastly - the only real solution is increased monitoring on the water by the police (by saying that I prefer the "monitoring" aspect.( See an idiot stop an idiot).
Otherwise there is little that can be done IMO. Limiting HP or speed is not a true prevention because a machine at 20 MPH will still hurt someone bad. On the other hand 260 HP is excessive to me....
"book information" only anyway. I would like to see the statistics in this article compared to boating statistics. Unfortunately accidents are going to happen regardless of how it's regulated (see Vehicles, Automotive). It's impossible to legislate out stupidity and believe me BC etc has tried. The short answers in my opinion are - increasing requirements for rentals, increased pwc information on the boating licenses and lastly - the only real solution is increased monitoring on the water by the police (by saying that I prefer the "monitoring" aspect.( See an idiot stop an idiot).
Otherwise there is little that can be done IMO. Limiting HP or speed is not a true prevention because a machine at 20 MPH will still hurt someone bad. On the other hand 260 HP is excessive to me....
Landslide of logs into a British Columbia Lake......AWESOME.
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/34174/destructive+landslide+caught+on+film+in+bc/
Go full screen on this one....
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/34174/destructive+landslide+caught+on+film+in+bc/
Go full screen on this one....
Lamajama...I guess you changed the post,,,,not what I rec'd by email.... But you are right, it's terrible that people died.
Anyways, I bought a new boat but it's take 18 months to build...so I might cancel the order.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o8N-RA_DSo&feature=related
Anyways, I bought a new boat but it's take 18 months to build...so I might cancel the order.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o8N-RA_DSo&feature=related
lamajama
Well-Known Member
Yea I changed it. I couldn't figure out a way to say what I said without it sounding like I was a jerk. I know exactly
how you meant it and I didn't want it to have it taken the wrong way so...
By the way, pay for the boat by cheque but make tiny little mistakes each time that requires the bank to return
the cheque for correction or a re-write. That along with the postal system could get you the 18 months...!