Post by indianagooseman on Dec 11, 2007 17:31:20 GMT -5
He had no business being out on the Wabash in his little marsh boat!
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Man Rescued From Wabash River
Reported by: Katie Shane
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 @04:00pm EST
"Initially when you go in I wasn't too scared but then after I was in the water for awhile and feeling colder you start to feel scared," Ted Kuhn said.
In just moments Zionsville resident Kuhn's day of hunting went very wrong.
"If you see the size of the boat it has very little free board which means very close to the water, there is not a lot of room for error," Conservation Officer Max Winchell said. "He let go of the motor for a moment, the motor turned and caused the boat to turn sideways and let water inside and from there it just went under."
For more than 45 minutes and about a mile and a half Kuhn floated downstream.
"The hard part is to not try to do something crazy," he said. "At one point I was maybe 30 feet from shore and I was pushing and thinking well leave the boat and go and try to swim back, but I have weights full of water and you know the flotation is right there, stay with the boat."
Kuhn resisted the urge to swim to shore.
At around 11:30 rescue teams pulled him from the river and quickly treated him for hypothermia.
Sugar Creek's Rescue team says thanks to Kuhn's life jacket and smart thinking he was easily pulled from the water.
"I had an accident last year, someone fell out of a duck hunting boat and they drown, this case he had his life jacket on and it saved his life," Winchell said.
"Absolutely it can provide a little bit of warmth," Sugar Creek Water Rescue Team member Billy Roberts said. "But most importantly flotation."
After the rescue conservation officers and Kuhn himself talked about safety measures to remind other hunters of the dangers they could encounter.
"It's always safe to have someone with you," Winchell said. "Have a cell phone, but in this case if it gets wet it's not going to be much good. Have a life jacket and other cushion and other float able cushion in the boat and mainly is wearing your life jacket."
"Dress warm, as warm as possible," Roberts said. "Obviously wear your life jacket. I would say it's always important to always have it on, no matter what size boat you're in."
"Today was a day that potentially worse than it was with precautions that I took," Kuhn said.
After his rough and cold experience Kuhn had new plans for the rest of the day.
"I'm anxious to get in a warm truck and get home," he said.
Kuhn was treated at the scene by paramedics and was then released.
He suffered from hypothermia.
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Man Rescued From Wabash River
Reported by: Katie Shane
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 @04:00pm EST
"Initially when you go in I wasn't too scared but then after I was in the water for awhile and feeling colder you start to feel scared," Ted Kuhn said.
In just moments Zionsville resident Kuhn's day of hunting went very wrong.
"If you see the size of the boat it has very little free board which means very close to the water, there is not a lot of room for error," Conservation Officer Max Winchell said. "He let go of the motor for a moment, the motor turned and caused the boat to turn sideways and let water inside and from there it just went under."
For more than 45 minutes and about a mile and a half Kuhn floated downstream.
"The hard part is to not try to do something crazy," he said. "At one point I was maybe 30 feet from shore and I was pushing and thinking well leave the boat and go and try to swim back, but I have weights full of water and you know the flotation is right there, stay with the boat."
Kuhn resisted the urge to swim to shore.
At around 11:30 rescue teams pulled him from the river and quickly treated him for hypothermia.
Sugar Creek's Rescue team says thanks to Kuhn's life jacket and smart thinking he was easily pulled from the water.
"I had an accident last year, someone fell out of a duck hunting boat and they drown, this case he had his life jacket on and it saved his life," Winchell said.
"Absolutely it can provide a little bit of warmth," Sugar Creek Water Rescue Team member Billy Roberts said. "But most importantly flotation."
After the rescue conservation officers and Kuhn himself talked about safety measures to remind other hunters of the dangers they could encounter.
"It's always safe to have someone with you," Winchell said. "Have a cell phone, but in this case if it gets wet it's not going to be much good. Have a life jacket and other cushion and other float able cushion in the boat and mainly is wearing your life jacket."
"Dress warm, as warm as possible," Roberts said. "Obviously wear your life jacket. I would say it's always important to always have it on, no matter what size boat you're in."
"Today was a day that potentially worse than it was with precautions that I took," Kuhn said.
After his rough and cold experience Kuhn had new plans for the rest of the day.
"I'm anxious to get in a warm truck and get home," he said.
Kuhn was treated at the scene by paramedics and was then released.
He suffered from hypothermia.
