A good read on the structure of accidents.

"Deep Survival - Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why" by Laurence Gonzales.



No Spam wrote:

That was kind of my take on it. I take more precautions out on a lake. I
really hope the news story left out many details that would help explain the
seeming lack of preparation. Many times these things are a string of little
items that add up to disaster. You know the stories, the emergency bag was
left in the car, the tow line broke etc. It all snowballs until it is too
late. It is the experienced person that knows to recognize the little things
coming together and stops them before it's too late. I did see that the
chase boat had engine failure, so that was one item in the chain. I will
assume that there were others that conspired against this group. I hope to
see a complete story at some point in the future so that we can all see just
how something like this happens. It might prevent someone else from falling
in the same trap.

Ken

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No Spam wrote:
It did not have a good ending.

*Rescuers Find Lost Teen Kayakers Dead *

The "chaperons" took a group of kid out on the gulf with no other means
of summoning help than a friggin' cell phone?!? MORONS! Their ineptitude
cost two innocent kids their lives.