Riviera sheriff boats

[HBCraig]

Did something happen at the Riviera today?
Wife said there were sheriff boats there

 

[monkeyswrench]

Heard there was a drowning possibly at copper canyon, but don't know in relation what is where

 

[wallnutz]

Bunch of Havasu finest on the island this afternoon.

 

[Hardly Satisfied]

Heard there was a drowning possibly at copper canyon, but don't know in relation what is where

I saw something on Facebook and the person said it was one of their family members

 

[DLC]

RIP

Prayers for the family

so sad loosing someone like that….

 

[4Waters]

Heard there was a drowning possibly at copper canyon, but don't know in relation what is where

And the season's off and running. So sad, I hate hearing about this. RIP

 

[monkeyswrench]

And the season's off and running. So sad, I hate hearing about this. RIP

Of all things, we were headed north on 95...I'm very rarely in Havasu, even more rare to be south of McCullough. A fire truck blasted south. When we got where we were headed, my friend told us there is a ramp towards where we were that has the fire boat I guess. (I don't know anything south of the channel) His wife saw something on Facebook about it.

Horrible deal. Season's just starting, and people's lives have changed forever, and one has ended

 

[Angler]

And the season's off and running. So sad, I hate hearing about this. RIP

Not even Memorial Day weekend yet... Sad start to the Summer.

 

[WildWilly]

They called off the recovery just before 8 last night so they will be back out this morning in case anyone is on the water today

 

[Albert]

I was on the water coming back to Rivera . The conditions were pretty shitty whitecaps 20-30 mph winds . When I was coming back a ton of sheriffs boats. Sonar , divers prob 10-12 Sherri’s boats . Didn’t hear much except a drowning . Sad situation .

 

[RVRKID]

Sad

 

[monkeyswrench]

As horrible as it is, at least they were able to make a recovery relatively quickly. Sad though, the whole ordeal.

 

[QC22]

Does anybody know the circumstances that led to this tragedy? It was windy so I always suspect some connection, but haven’t heard anything yet.

 

[Deckin Around]

As horrible as it is, at least they were able to make a recovery relatively quickly. Sad though, the whole ordeal.

I’m always thankful when it’s a recovery by search and rescue and not a family on vacation finding a body…. or part of one.

 

[Javajoe]

Blows me away the amount of drownings at Lake Havasu each year under really strange circumstances. I don’t know the details of this one though but just had me thinking

 

[boatpi]

Copper Canyon seems to claim someone about every other year very unfortunate. I could think back 25 years ago I said jump off that rock probably four times in one day.

Saddest part out as someone is out there, probably with their family, enjoying their life and tragedies like the strikes. Life is absolutely too short sometimes.

 

[beerrun]

Back in the early 90s we rented a houseboat and got into Cooper canyon early for the party by early afternoon it was wall to wall boats and my BIL and some other guy we didn't know who had swam over to our and was on the top deck drinking (drunk) with the BIL decided they were going to dive in off the top deck so the guy we don't know dives in mind you it was so heavy with boats you could walk from boat to boat so he dives in head first into the deck of a boat tied up to us and is done slips into the water and is headed to the bottom im at the back of the boat and see it happen i go in after him and my buddy ex marine sees it and comes in after me we catch the guy around 12ft down and we get him back up to the surface and back on the boat he dove into un response not breathing people are going nuts no one really helps except to pull him out of the water when we got him up the sheriff couldn't get in to us and had to walk from boat to boat to get him and carry him out never heard if he lived or died

 

[socal0487]

Does anybody know the circumstances that led to this tragedy? It was windy so I always suspect some connection, but haven’t heard anything yet.

I read somewhere he was a college student at Fullerton here for a frat/sorority event. Drinking involved?

 

[Albert]

There was 3 pontoons filled w like 12-15 on each boat when we went by . They were all tied together.

 

[Orange Juice]

Found this statistic- “Every year in the United States there are over 4,000 unintentional drowning deaths.”

As a general rule, once your body gets to a point you can no longer save another person from drowning, you should consider having one on, just in case your assistance is needed. I have my personal life jacket ready and fitted, so I can jump in and help. Also know which seat cushion to lift to throw a cushion.

 

[Hardly Satisfied]

Very sad to hear. RIP

 

[RVRKID]

Rental

 

[n2otoofast4u]

 

[FlyByWire]

We saw the dive teams on the way down to the springs. When they were all gone on the way back up, we’d figured they’d located him.. so tragic.

 

[boatpi]

Looks like a completed shit show, 16 year old weak swimmer dies, one jumps overboard and gets diced up, two other inexperienced swimmers WITHOUT PFD's, almost drown. All in a rental, with I suspect no boating or open water experience. Sad and avoidable.

 

[WildWilly]

This isn't lining up. The report from MCSO was a 19yo college student from CSFU out with his fraternity on their annual trip

 

[boatpi]

Yeah, there’s sort of conflict for one at that voting incident. Was someone going over that I posted and then another new story has a 19-year-old from the bay area who drowned

 

[rrrr]

When these tragedies occur, my response, sometimes seen as insensitive, is to encourage every captain out there to require their guests to wear or diaper a PFD when they go in the water. It's always been that way on my boats.

In the years I've been on RDP, my position on PFDs and "cooling off" in the water has been constant. On DFW area lakes, five to ten people drown every year, and the story is always the same. A fit young person jumps in the water, and they don't resurface.

In my experience, most guests are cooperative about my request to wear or diaper a PFD. It's not that much trouble. When I explain the involuntary ingestion of water from cold shock cannot be resisted, some doubt the story. But a quick Google search reveals the truth.

Those of you running the show, the boat owners, must take this responsibility seriously. No one wants to be the wet blanket on a fun outing, but it's too important to let it slide. Think of the unspeakable horror that a drowning death will imprint on your life. It will affect many people forever.

Remember that 16 year old, not yet a man, but not a child. He had hopes and dreams. He had many things to learn, to experience. His parents are good people.

All of that is gone. Will his death tear the family apart? It is a common occurrence. His parents will carry that grief the rest of their lives, and the simple act of donning a PFD would have prevented it.

Cold Water Shock is a cause of death that many people fail to appreciate. Adequate clothing and a lifejacket will potentially help you to survive long enough to be recovered.

When the body is suddenly immersed in cold water it experiences a number of physiological responses that can rapidly incapacitate and even kill. The sudden lowering of skin temperature is one of the most profound stimuli that the body can encounter.

The biggest danger is inhaling water and drowning, even if the water is flat, calm and you know how to swim. Cold Water Shock causes an immediate loss of breathing control. You take one or more huge gasps, followed by hyperventilation – very rapid breathing that is hard or impossible for you to control.

As blood vessels contract, increases in heart rate and blood pressure may result in cardiac arrest even in people who are in good health. At the same time a “gasp” response may result in water being inhaled into the lungs and your breathing rate may increase by as much as tenfold.

The condition causes involuntary body reactions that can be as swift as they are deadly – and the ability to swim well has no impact on these responses. It is far deadlier than Hypothermia, yet far less understood by boaters in general.

Hypothermia kills over time as heat is conducted away from the body leading to a gradual decline in body core temperature and loss of swimming ability, unconsciousness and ultimately death. Conversely, most people who are susceptible to Cold Water Shock die in the first minute of immersion.

In the majority of cases, victims aren’t stupid or intentionally reckless, and many are strong swimmers. They simply have the misfortune of getting caught in an exceptionally lethal trap. Cold water preys on the unsuspecting and the careless, but it also waits patiently offshore for those with plenty of experience but who don’t take it seriously.

What happens?

Sudden cold water immersion drastically reduces your ability to hold your breath typically from a minute or so to less than 10 seconds, whilst cold water in your ears can cause vertigo and disorientation.

At a water temperature below 75°F, and if you are not wearing a life jacket, especially an automatic one, cold water shock may:

cause you to inhale as you go under the water, due to an involuntary gasping reflex, and drown without coming back to the surface

drastically reduce your ability to hold your breath underwater, typically from a minute or so to less than 10 seconds

induce vertigo as your ears are exposed to cold water, resulting in failure to differentiate between up and down

Cold Water Shock

Cold water shock is a real danger in water below 15°C, resulting in involuntary bodily reflexes when suddenly submerged in cold water.

www.rya.org.uk

 

[socal0487]

18 year old

 

[BoatCop]

Rental
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This was a 2021 Drowning.

 

[Mandelon]

Please remember if you are able to simply take a deep breath and hold it, you will float. Maybe just your face is above water, but you don't have to flounder about and get tired out. Deep breath, hold... kick up and take new breath. Keep lungs pretty full. Cold water shock may make this impossible, but if you are able to stay aware and calm you can last a long time. Tilt head back, and try to float on your back. People tend to panic and wear themselves out. Practice it, and teach your crewmates, especially kids.

 

[DBMX]

Here is the news story:
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/cal-state-fullerton-freshman-drowns-dies-during-friendly-lake-trip/

 

[mbrown2]

Just awful... After reading this just saddened for his family to lose their son so early in his life. It just underscores that things can happen quickly and go south. We all need to use it as a opportunity as captains to be mindful, and watchful over those with us as we look foward to a big holiday boating weekend. Sat was awfully windy and I can understand how things can go south. I am not going to pass judgement on what happened and did not happen as I was not there; but like most of these types of things, it could have been avoided, so I take it as a lesson to never let my guard down when you are on the boat or behind the wheel.

 

[NicPaus]

RIP Young Man.

 

[attitude]

May he Rest In Peace.

 

[boatpi]

Read some stories today online too young men method demise us last weekend. One was in fact a Cal State Fullerton University student and someone else they were both young man separate incidents one on Havasu and they found another body in big Bear Lake.

 

[77charger]

Please remember if you are able to simply take a deep breath and hold it, you will float. Maybe just your face is above water, but you don't have to flounder about and get tired out. Deep breath, hold... kick up and take new breath. Keep lungs pretty full. Cold water shock may make this impossible, but if you are able to stay aware and calm you can last a long time. Tilt head back, and try to float on your back. People tend to panic and wear themselves out. Practice it, and teach your crewmates, especially kids.

Tried this out last summer just for the heck of it floating on my back could definitely do for a long time if needed

When I was younger like list of us we could swim great and had now real worries. Now if I go 10 ft off the boat I take a life jacket to float. Even at Powell last time we went and cliff jumped took the jacket with me.

 

[Bullet28]

RIP Young Man.

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

Just found out that the young man who passed was there with a girl from my daughters sorority at UCI. The girl is a mess over it because he was extremely intoxicated and she wishes she would have just sat him down to chill, rather than let him swim. Sad deal...

 

[FROGMAN524]

Rental
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That happened 4 years ago

Local father speaks out over son's drowning at Lake Havasu

The father of 16-year-old Isaiah Benz is speaking out about his son's tragic death over Father's Day weekend. Kris Benz continues to grieve the loss of his only son who drowned on Sunday while swimming at Lake Havasu. "He loved his sports, he could dunk; 6'2-- so he was tall and very athletic. I...

kesq.com

 

[FROGMAN524]

RIParadise.

On the other hand, this isn’t surprising, Lake Havasu is full of first time rental boaters and seems to be the Bermuda Triangle of the western lakes. Different year, same sad story.