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Water Injuries Happen Every Summer

Monday, August 31, 2009 by Robert E. Cartwright

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During the summer months, serious injuries continue to take place around the water.  This is especially true when there are people who want to show off for others or are otherwise overconfident.  It’s kind of the “Look mom, no hands” syndrome. 

This appears to have happened this past weekend, when a 200-foot dive from a cliff at Copper Canyon on Lake Havasu proved deadly for a Costa Mesa, Calif., man.  The San Bernardino County Sheriff's office said 43-year-old John Kissel struck the rock face just one foot short of the water, and was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday, August 29 (see www.sfgate.com).

Meanwhile, other injuries take place when boat operators are untrained or they fail to pay adequate attention to people in the water.  Today the National Park Service (NSP) released the name of a Chino Hills, Calif., woman who was killed on Lake Mohave also on Saturday (see San Jose Mercury News).  A NPS spokesman said 22-year-old Delilah Moles was fatally injured when struck by a propeller after falling over the bow and under a pontoon boat during a family outing.  The boat’s driver ran over the victim after losing sight of her.

A 2007 National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) study showed that 86% of all boating fatalities are caused by people who do not take a boaters safety course.

I love to water ski, wake board, and use personal water craft.  My family enjoys spending time at lakes all over California and the west.  When around water, we take precautions to insure our safety.

Being in and around water is fun for people of all ages.  Please take proper care and be safe! 

Robert E. Cartwright
 
Posted at 19:53 PM
Topic: Personal Injury
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