This sounds very similar to a recent posting, but it is different:
Search teams using sonar quickly recovered the body of a man from Lewisville Lake on Sunday afternoon, the reservior’s second fatality in as many weeks.
…”One of the family members said he jumped off the boat to swim or cool off, and that was the end. He never came back up,” said Lewisville Fire Department Battalion Chief Jerry Wells.
Divers found that man’s body minutes after arriving. He was not wearing a life vest.
Since he jumped into the water, one assumes he was a strong swimmer, but maybe not. You cool off just as fast with a life jacket on, but you will find it much harder to drown in the water.
Hey, but only “Gun Death” counts!
H/T Bob
Drunks are always drowning themselves in Lake Lewisville. I’m surprised it’s even news it happens so often.
Y’know, I never got the appeal of throwing myself head first into water where you can’t see what’s under the boat. No broken necks on my boats, ever. One or two broken toes, and that shows just how easy it is.
I’m a big fan of the butt-first cannonball for an unknown entry, or the simple lowering yourself into the water in a controlled fashion.
Still my personal preference is to never leave a perfectly good boat unless there are people on board to watch the swimming, or there is a solid paycheck involved.
Alcohol involved??? And life jackets are for a REASON… sigh