WarrenZ
The Ultimate Bad Example
See previous post about duffel bag with weights.So what did you do with the diver who was wearing it?
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See previous post about duffel bag with weights.So what did you do with the diver who was wearing it?
Fast enough that the weapons were saved? I bet the scope was toast at a minimum.Yesterday went into the water of a pond in Northern Maine after a brand-new hunting rifle + scope (worth about 2K) and a backpack full of gear including a handgun. A hunter had flipped his canoe and lost the pack and rifle about thirty yards off shore. He got to shore and roughly knew where the items might have gone down...roughly...had to do quite a search pattern (circular search with a line and reel from an anchor off a canoe). Even though depth was less than 20', viz was zilch with a two-foot thick very mucky bottom, easily stirred up. Anyway, found the first item when I snagged the rifle with my reel line. Using a UW metal detector, I finally found the backpack which had drifted some from where the rifle went down. Good thing he had a pistol in the backpack for the detector to pick up on. Saved him a bunch of money, even after charging him for my time, mileage and services.
Did you keep him or return him to the rightful owner (spouse)?screaming, highly panicked diver
Those lakes are my normal diving spots in the summer...Yesterday went into the water of a pond in Northern Maine after a brand-new hunting rifle + scope (worth about 2K) and a backpack full of gear including a handgun. A hunter had flipped his canoe and lost the pack and rifle about thirty yards off shore. He got to shore and roughly knew where the items might have gone down...roughly...had to do quite a search pattern (circular search with a line and reel from an anchor off a canoe). Even though depth was less than 20', viz was zilch with a two-foot thick very mucky bottom, easily stirred up. Anyway, found the first item when I snagged the rifle with my reel line. Using a UW metal detector, I finally found the backpack which had drifted some from where the rifle went down. Good thing he had a pistol in the backpack for the detector to pick up on. Saved him a bunch of money, even after charging him for my time, mileage and services.
Those lakes are my normal diving spots in the summer...
Jim..
I imagine gun metal would hold up fairly well in freshwater, at least for a couple of days. Cold hypoxic mud would preserve them forever.Fast enough that the weapons were saved? I bet the scope was toast at a minimum.
Definitely returned. And then I had several stiff drinks. The gravity of thinking about the outcome if I had not happened into the same cave weighed heavily on me. I'm glad to have been part of the happy outcome but don't wish to experience anything like it again. Another diver on a different boat was not so lucky that weekend. RIP Rick Hadley.Did you keep him or return him to the rightful owner (spouse)?