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swift11
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Joined: Mon May 21, 2012 10:50 pm
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Location: Onaway Michigan
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 always wear your kill switch!! BOATING ACCIDENT ON AREA LAKE INJURES ONE - 12/21/10
Two brothers that went to Gillham Lake Saturday learned a lesson in low water safety when the boat they were riding in flipped over after hitting a submerged object in the water.
The accident occurred at approximately 1:15 Saturday afternoon according to Howard County Sheriff Butch Morris. The brothers were identified as 25-year-old Trevor Durham of Conway and 21-year-old Jakeb Durham of Rolland. After hitting the submerged item both men were thrown from the boat. The prop of the motor struck Jakeb and due to the injuries, he was air lifted by Air Evac to a Texarkana hospital. The injuries were listed as non-life threatening.
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swift11
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Location: Onaway Michigan
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Re: always wear your kill switch!! this guy was very lucky
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greg f
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Re: always wear your kill switch!!
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wm
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Joined: Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:48 pm
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Location: Eau Claire Wi
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Re: always wear your kill switch!! wow thats nuts 
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take'emgator
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Location: SETX
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Re: always wear your kill switch!! This has been around for a while, pictures have been going around for like 2 years now, still sucks for the guy
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instagator911
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Location: Behind the hood next 2 da bright light! SETX
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Re: always wear your kill switch!! Yeah seen it before but they changed the date. kill swiches are a must.
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swift11
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Location: Onaway Michigan
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Re: always wear your kill switch!! Yea I have had this in my email for awhile and just came acrossed it and figured that I would share it because it's a matter that can't be taken lightly
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Glades Ranger
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Location: south Florida
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Re: always wear your kill switch!! Yup, seen them before. On a longtail you have to anticipate those turns a bit more and ease into them. There are times I wish for more speed but how fast do you really want to be going when you hit that submerged stump? The one promise the SLT holds is that neutral clutch feature which could be a life saver as well. I concur that the kill switch needs to working and the lanyard on your wrist before you fire the motor up. Oh yeah, wear your pfd while under way.
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backwater86
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Re: always wear your kill switch!! Ive been launched out of the boat doing about 20mph by a LT running in 3 inches of water and ass sucking mud thankfully I had the kill tether on. The prop kicked up over my boot doing no damage to me thankfully.
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rangerp
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Re: always wear your kill switch!! I bet his wife cought him cheating, then ran over him with a mud boat
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swift11
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Location: Onaway Michigan
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Re: always wear your kill switch!!
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Buzz Killington
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Re: always wear your kill switch!! Brutal Makes me glad I fixed mine 
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