Gogarty wrote:
Report says all twenty who died drowned and that hypothermia or cardiac
arrest were not factors. Report makes it appear that sudden immersion in
cold water was not a factor.

Well, I wonder. My understanding is that when one is suddenly underwater
in cold water there is a reflexive intake of breath which causes
drowning.


I wonder too, but in the absence of evidence that the coroner is a
raging incompetent and/or the reporters are blatant liars, what
conclusion can one reach? Classic hypothermia would have taken longer
anyway.

Certainly immersion in cold water didn't improve their health.

Anyway, the lesson here is: when you go on a tour boat (or ferry) take
the safety precautions seriously.

Too many people in this country stumble around like village idiots,
convinced that nothing bad can (or should) ever happen to them no matter
what stupid and/or self-destructive stunt they pull. Do I sound cynical?
This is not to say that tour boat operator... and especially the boat
making the wake... shouldn't be held liable... but those people are
going still be dead no matter what a court decides.

DSK