When that TM conks out, and you can't start the gas motor in time, you're "up the creek without a paddle," so to speak. Thus was the predicament a Seymour, IN, couple found themselves in this past Sunday, Feb. 19. They had to be pulled from their disabled Ranger bassboat that afternoon after it became stuck on the Rockford Dam on the East Fork White River, north of Seymour.
Conservation Officer Robert Klakamp said in a news release that the initial investigation showed the couple were fishing north of the dam when their trolling motor lost power. County Officer Dustin Steward, who was sent to the scene at 2:08 p.m., said, when he arrived, the front end of the boat was slamming into the dam and taking on water. Steward and Jackson County reserve officer Joey Francis were able to use a throw bag to reach the boat and pull it ashore, whereupon Carl Dean Bottorff, 52, and Mechelle Elena Bottorff, 43, finally were able to disembark.
Afterward, the Bottorffs were taken to Schneck Medical Center for evaluation and treatment of mild hypothermia by Jackson County Emergency Services personnel. Although life jackets were available onboard the Ranger, neither person was wearing one when this incident occurred.
For the full story, click on the following link: http://www.tribtown.com/2017/02/21/couple_rescued_from_disabled_boat/. I found this abbreviated version in the latest issue of BassBlaster.
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