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brassmonkey · 06-02-2015, 08:16 PM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? A summery day on a Utah lake turned deadly for a family and friends when high waves and violent winds kicked up and capsized their boat, throwing all seven people into the cold water.

Four died, including three children, as rescuers struggled to find the boaters for at least two hours in continued bad weather. The other three eventually were pulled from the choppy waters and hospitalized.

It happened Monday at Bear Lake, which spans more than 112 square miles in Utah and Idaho. Utah doctor Lance Capener, 46, took the ski boat out with his wife, Kathy, 42, their two daughters and three of the girls' friends, authorities said. It was 80 degrees.

The group was reported missing at about 6 p.m., around the same time temperatures dropped and the National Weather Service tracked wind gusts of up to 51 mph in nearby Garden City. The windstorm that rolled in over nearby mountains produced giant waves that also ripped to pieces a floating plastic dock at a nearby Boy Scout camp.

All seven people on the boat wore lifejackets, but the water was 53 degrees Fahrenheit, posing a serious hypothermia risk, authorities said. The boaters were in the water for at least two hours amid waves that reached 10 feet and frothed in the wind as rescuers searched for them, said Mike Wahlberg, Garden City fire chief. He called the conditions some of the worst he's seen and "about as extreme as it gets."

Rescuers reached the group and pulled them from the water, but Lance Capener died at the lake, said Utah State Parks Lt. Eric Stucki. His daughters Kelsey Capener, 13, and Kilee Capener, 7, and their friend Sierra Hadley, 13, were flown to a Salt Lake City hospital but died early Tuesday.

Surviving members of the Capener family remembered the sisters as sweet and bubbly in a statement Tuesday. Kathy Capener was hospitalized in the northern Utah city of Logan, along with family friends Tiffany Stoker and Tylinn Tilley, both 14 years old. The teens were released from the hospital Tuesday, Stucki said.

A few other boats were on the water at the time, but no other injuries or accidents were reported, Stucki said. Bear Lake is about 120 miles north of Salt Lake City. Another boating accident was reported three hours south, at Utah Lake. Rescuers pulled two people from the water Monday night after high winds overturned their sailboat.

The two adults involved were uninjured and wearing life vests, Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon said.

Boat capsizes in Utah windstorm; man, 3 children killed - US news

L-Pink · 06-02-2015, 08:28 PM

At least one adult lifejacket needs a nylon cord attached to a waterproof/buoyant flare gun and smoke signal flare kit.

But nobody does .....

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brassmonkey · 06-02-2015, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L-Pink

At least one adult lifejacket needs a nylon cord attached to a waterproof/buoyant flare gun and smoke signal flare kit.

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really sad shit man

my god

crockett · 06-02-2015, 09:06 PM

The St Johns river is just down the street from me and it's part with a very big lake. About 2 weeks ago a guy fell out of his boat and drowned. They said he had been going to the lake with his boat to fish for years and he didn't know how to swim....

of course he wasn't wearing a life jacket either..

brassmonkey · 06-02-2015, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by crockett

The St Johns river is just down the street from me and it's part with a very big lake. About 2 weeks ago a guy fell out of his boat and drowned. They said he had been going to the lake with his boat to fish for years and he didn't know how to swim....

of course he wasn't wearing a life jacket either..

maybe its time to re design the life jacket

hmm they made what i was thinking about.

a life jacket with air and hood. they may have froze to death tho

TheMoneyMan · 06-02-2015, 09:22 PM

hypothermia is no joke. At 53 degrees it would drain them fast.

VikingMan · 06-02-2015, 10:31 PM

That is a very small ski boat to have 7 people on it. The Dad is a fucking cunt for endgangering all those girls and his wife. That cunt was sitting there in the water and wasting his last few hours of life praying to a fake Mormon God.

06-02-2015, 08:16 PM	#1
brassmonkey Pay It Forward Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Yo Mama House Posts: 76,915	Boat capsizes in Utah windstorm; man, 3 children killed SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? A summery day on a Utah lake turned deadly for a family and friends when high waves and violent winds kicked up and capsized their boat, throwing all seven people into the cold water. Four died, including three children, as rescuers struggled to find the boaters for at least two hours in continued bad weather. The other three eventually were pulled from the choppy waters and hospitalized. It happened Monday at Bear Lake, which spans more than 112 square miles in Utah and Idaho. Utah doctor Lance Capener, 46, took the ski boat out with his wife, Kathy, 42, their two daughters and three of the girls' friends, authorities said. It was 80 degrees. The group was reported missing at about 6 p.m., around the same time temperatures dropped and the National Weather Service tracked wind gusts of up to 51 mph in nearby Garden City. The windstorm that rolled in over nearby mountains produced giant waves that also ripped to pieces a floating plastic dock at a nearby Boy Scout camp. All seven people on the boat wore lifejackets, but the water was 53 degrees Fahrenheit, posing a serious hypothermia risk, authorities said. The boaters were in the water for at least two hours amid waves that reached 10 feet and frothed in the wind as rescuers searched for them, said Mike Wahlberg, Garden City fire chief. He called the conditions some of the worst he's seen and "about as extreme as it gets." Rescuers reached the group and pulled them from the water, but Lance Capener died at the lake, said Utah State Parks Lt. Eric Stucki. His daughters Kelsey Capener, 13, and Kilee Capener, 7, and their friend Sierra Hadley, 13, were flown to a Salt Lake City hospital but died early Tuesday. Surviving members of the Capener family remembered the sisters as sweet and bubbly in a statement Tuesday. Kathy Capener was hospitalized in the northern Utah city of Logan, along with family friends Tiffany Stoker and Tylinn Tilley, both 14 years old. The teens were released from the hospital Tuesday, Stucki said. A few other boats were on the water at the time, but no other injuries or accidents were reported, Stucki said. Bear Lake is about 120 miles north of Salt Lake City. Another boating accident was reported three hours south, at Utah Lake. Rescuers pulled two people from the water Monday night after high winds overturned their sailboat. The two adults involved were uninjured and wearing life vests, Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon said. Boat capsizes in Utah windstorm; man, 3 children killed - US news __________________ TRUMP 2025 KEKAW!!! - Support The Laken Riley Act!!! END DACA - SUPPORT AZ HCR 2060 52R - email: brassballz-at-techie.com

06-02-2015, 08:28 PM	#2
L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,152	At least one adult lifejacket needs a nylon cord attached to a waterproof/buoyant flare gun and smoke signal flare kit. But nobody does ..... .

06-02-2015, 09:06 PM	#4
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	The St Johns river is just down the street from me and it's part with a very big lake. About 2 weeks ago a guy fell out of his boat and drowned. They said he had been going to the lake with his boat to fish for years and he didn't know how to swim.... of course he wasn't wearing a life jacket either..

06-02-2015, 09:22 PM	#6
TheMoneyMan Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 345	hypothermia is no joke. At 53 degrees it would drain them fast.

06-02-2015, 10:31 PM	#7
VikingMan Exploiting human weakness Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: next to a salmon stream Posts: 6,461	That is a very small ski boat to have 7 people on it. The Dad is a fucking cunt for endgangering all those girls and his wife. That cunt was sitting there in the water and wasting his last few hours of life praying to a fake Mormon God.