What is is about Lake Murray that causes so many deaths?
“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad
Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)
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Crowded. It’s not lake Murray as much as it is lack of LEO. We also basically have zero reason for people to follow the few rules that are in place. That place is a zoo.
i do not think that lake murray causes these deaths. my belief is that these accidents are caused by careless people and sometimes just a plain old mistake that happens. just saying
I think we have a lot more people in and around Charleston Harbor on an average busy weekend. We don’t have the kinds of accidents y’all have on Murray.
“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad
Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)
ECFC
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Any update on this? This whole accident is really weird. Prayers for the child, I couldn’t imagine living with that for my lifetime.
“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”
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I believe they’re still searching.
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Did the dad just fall out the boat? It happened during daylight hours.
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Mike Martinez
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1994 Ken Craft 175CC 1998 Yamaha 115 “Dream Machine”
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Originally posted by claimI think we have a lot more people in and around Charleston Harbor on an average busy weekend. We don’t have the kinds of accidents y’all have on Murray.
“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dadEquipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)ECFC
I fish both Murray and Chas inshore and the biggest difference I see is that most all traffic down there is moving on set paths, either up and down the ICW or creeks. With the relatively calm waters and wide open spaces, it’s not uncommon to boats traveling at 50-60+ MPH on the lake, even at night. To compare to road traffic, Chas inshore is more like cars driving down a highway and much of Murray is more like a bunch of cars cutting across a large empty field from different directions. It’s the Wild West out there on summer weekends.
With that said, most all of the accidents on Murray are preventable and normally wind up being attributed to alcohol or lack of common sense and/or rules of the water.
I just saw a post yesterday on FB by a local guide many of us know showing him being checked for safety and 6-pack by the Coast Guard, so maybe they will start showing a presence and enforcing laws along with DNR and county.
This is from last night, so sounds like the search is still continuing.
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From what I heard on the news, it happened during the night/early morning hours & apparently he fell out of the boat. Someone found the boat with his 4 yr. old daughter still in it. Also heard he was a fireman. As of 7am this morning, they were still looking for him. No telling what might have happened.
Falling out of the boat is something I’ve thought about since I’ve gotten older. At almost 65, I really don’t know how long I could tread water or swim. That’s why I religiously wear an auto inflate PFD.
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This is a tough one for me. I have to think that if this happened to me my 5 yo girl would jump in after unless some supernatural being was holding back in the boat. Reading the quote of the girl saying she thinks her Daddy is dead is heart wrenching.
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Thinking about talking to that little girl is heartbreaking. I couldn’t imagine. Maybe heart attack was the cause? My grandfather in 1997 was on the river Florida, had a heart attack, fell out the boat and was found a while later floating 50 feet or so behind the boat. No water in his lungs. He lived his entire life as a commercial fisherman/business owner of many different businesses and knew not swimming wasn’t going to be the cause of death.
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Mike Martinez
“Team Hookers Dream”
2016 Sea Hunt 25 Gamefish twin Yamaha 150’s “Wet Dream”
1994 Ken Craft 175CC 1998 Yamaha 115 “Dream Machine”
The news called him the child’s “stepfather.”
Either way, so tragic and avoidable.
God bless the “ignore” function.
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Originally posted by bangstickThe news called him the child’s “stepfather.”
Either way, so tragic and avoidable.
God bless the “ignore” function.
I know that this is going to come as a shock, but the news is wrong … 
Still no details
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Mike Martinez
“Team Hookers Dream”
2016 Sea Hunt 25 Gamefish twin Yamaha 150’s “Wet Dream”
1994 Ken Craft 175CC 1998 Yamaha 115 “Dream Machine”
Lawcrusher your behind the scenes words are bogus. Please think before you post. Here are some of his “habits”.
Durham Alexander DeLaura was hired by the Columbia Fire Department on December 2, 2006 and resigned in good standing with the Department on June 11, 2016 at the rank of Engineer. Engineer DeLaura served honorably with the Columbia Fire Department and worked at serval stations during his career to include Sandhill Station 24, North Main Station 7, and Dentsville Station 14; but served most of his nearly ten year career at Headquarters Station 1 on Rescue
1.Engineer Durham Alexander DeLaura while serving with the Columbia Fire Department received several awards for his lifesaving actions during Flood Joaquin.
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Engineer DeLaura was awarded with the Medal of Valor after he three other CFD Firefighters shallow water crossed, swam through flooded waters and searched 50 yards in the woods in the dark to locate a victim in a flooded creek.
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Engineer DeLaura was awarded with the Medal of Bravery after he and another CFD Firefighter with assistance from several other CFD Firefighters conducted multiple Swiftwater rescues from atop and inside vehicles and from the flooded tree lines at Decker Boulevard and O’Neil Court.
4.Engineer DeLaura was awarded with a Unit Citation after he and other CFD Firefighters rescued seven victims from flood waters in the area of Garners Ferry Road and Greenlawn Drive.
5.Engineer DeLaura was also awarded along with multiple members of the Columbia Fire Department; the Outside Agency Award for receiving an award from the Palmetto Health Hospitals for keeping the three hospital’s water supply operational which allowed them to remain open and to function during their operations.
6.Engineer DeLaura received a second Outside Agency Award for receiving the internationally recognized Higgins & Langley Memorial Award for Swift Water Rescue which was awarded to the Columbia Fire Department specifically for its actions during Flood Joaquin.
Chief Aubrey D. Jenk
Look, I get it… I don’t personally know him and I never claimed that he was a “bad” guy… It is a tragic situation under ANY circumstance … Heartbreaking for the little girl who had such a relationship with him that she referred to him as “daddy”…
Apologies if any offense was taken as none was intended…
I’ll pull my pervious comment out of respect for the situation…
The body was found some time after 10am this Sunday morning per WIS news.