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Engine kill switch could have helped injured boaterBy Nadine Parks (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Saturday, August 30, 2008
In July, a man's boat struck a dock in the Wappoo Cut, and he was thrown to the rear of the vessel and knocked unconscious. For 35 minutes, onlookers watched helplessly as the boat ran full throttle in circles, striking everything in its way. When the boat finally flipped over and the engine went dead, one man who had been working nearby pulled the boater's lifeless body from the water. The incident could have been prevented if the boater had used his engine kill switch, a safety feature that most boats have. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources has other safety tips for boaters who are taking to the waterways this Labor Day weekend. Read more in tomorrow's editions of The Post and Courier. |
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