Trout Fishermen Missing (Found)

Post by **Dubble Trubble** » October 31st, 2007, 1:49 pm

http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/10916991.html

Post by **Reel Cowboy** » October 31st, 2007, 1:59 pm

Hate to here that. Does anybody here know them?

Post by **bman** » October 31st, 2007, 3:45 pm

Three boaters found in Gulf
By LISE FISHER
Sun staff writer
10:59 am, October 31, 2007

Rescue teams located three people Wednesday afternoon, who had last been seen boating off the Taylor County coast over the weekend, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported.
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The overdue boaters were identified as William J. Wetherington, 43, his girlfriend, Kelley Trezeck, 41, and the man's mother, Vannie Wetherington, 69. The three left from a Keaton Beach vacation-home dock in a pleasure craft late Sunday afternoon. They had planned to go trout fishing and were supposed to return that evening. On Tuesday evening, however, officials received reports that the three had not been heard from.

By 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, FWC spokeswoman Karen Parker said the three had been located, along with a bulldog that was taken on the boating trip. One person was requiring medical attention. Additional details about the rescue were not immediately available.

Search teams first learned about the missing trio late Tuesday.

â€œApparently the woman was due back to work and did not show,â€

Post by **Reel Cowboy** » October 31st, 2007, 4:00 pm

I'm glad to hear that everybody is alright.

TroutTrent · Post by **TroutTrent** » October 31st, 2007, 4:09 pm

Great news

I hate to say it but our florida waters sure seem tricky to ya'll GA's

,,,Sorry somebody had to say it

Post by **wevans** » October 31st, 2007, 4:20 pm

19-foot 1991 Sunbird

NUFF SAID

unless I remember wrong, that's an inboard craft and not a very good one at that

PS: I'M GLAD ALL ARE SAFE

Post by **Dubble Trubble** » October 31st, 2007, 4:21 pm

Two things should be learned from this.

1: ALWAYS have someone know where you went and when you should be back in. It took till tuesday to get a search started because her workplace missed her.

2: A simple VHF radio would have raised Keaton Beach marina and they could have got help on the way....

Those folks are lucky because the conditions they were out in Sunday night coud have easily capsized them....there were over 20 knot winds....out of the Northeast which would have blown them out further to sea.

Dubble

Post by **manley** » October 31st, 2007, 4:26 pm

wevans wrote:
19-foot 1991 Sunbird
NUFF SAID unless I remember wrong, that's an inboard craft and not a very good one at that

PS: I'M GLAD ALL ARE SAFE

#1: not necessarily an inboard craft.
#2: I own (and occasionally fish from) a Sunbird. Quality? I've had no problems. Can you say the same?

Now: Back to your regularly scheduled Ga Boy bashing. I'm glad they are safe as well.

Post by **wevans** » October 31st, 2007, 4:40 pm

You aint crazy enuff ta take it out in 20+ mph winds neither Scott

Post by **birddog** » October 31st, 2007, 5:17 pm

iknownuthin wrote:
wevans wrote:
19-foot 1991 Sunbird
NUFF SAID unless I remember wrong, that's an inboard craft and not a very good one at that

PS: I'M GLAD ALL ARE SAFE
#1: not necessarily an inboard craft.
#2: I own (and occasionally fish from) a Sunbird. Quality? I've had no problems. Can you say the same?

Now: Back to your regularly scheduled Ga Boy bashing. I'm glad they are safe as well.

Touchy, ain't he.

Post by **wevans** » October 31st, 2007, 5:42 pm

He don'tknownuthin no how

Post by **jsuber** » October 31st, 2007, 9:25 pm

Did they have four really nice rods and reels?