One of the most disturbing incidents in my many years on the rivers took place yesterday. It appears that someone was in hurry and didn?t have the time to walk their boat across the barrier dam, which in this case cost a young fisherman his life. According to deputies and rescue personel on the scene the individual was pulled back into the eddy and sucked into the undertow with hip boots on and no life preserver handy.
All of us know that on the best day of fishing there is always a chance of this kind of thing happening without looking for a problem to happen. In this case I can?t help to feel that a little common sense and five minutes of time could have prevented this tragedy.