Narragansett drowning

[goosefish]

I heard someone drowned yesterday evening off Hazard Ave. Not sure about the details.

[Clammer]

Didn,t here that // Just the guy that got chopped up by the boat >>Saturday ::

[RIROCKHOUND]

yeah. nothing in the news.
you spreading rumors Johnny boy?

[goosefish]

I could be wrong--I hope I am.

[Headhunter]

Its about due. Every few yrs some one dies there. People just dont rknow how dangerous that strech can be. I fish that alot and know what is in the water there. The only person that survived going in there in big surf is Bobby Casino that I know of.

[Mike P]

Yesterday was FAC around here

[Pt.JudeJoe]

In Narragansett bay a guy fell off the bow of a boat when it got hit by a wake and the the boat he fell off of ,hit him with the prop.

[teezer]

It was in Portsmouth right off the Weaver Cove boat ramp.

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by Headhunter

Its about due. Every few yrs some one dies there. People just dont rknow how dangerous that strech can be. I fish that alot and know what is in the water there. The only person that survived going in there in big surf is Bobby Casino that I know of.

Ad me to the list as well as woody from Narragansett.

[ilovetwofish]

I just heard on the 10:00 news two guys drown 1 off of hazard rock and not sure in ganset were the other one drown.

[fishaholic18]

I just caught the tail end of this on Fox news, a drowning death on Hazzard Ave and another, I missed where. I gotta catch the 11:00 news

[Dick Durand]

Today's Projo, perhaps the SoCo edition, reported an experienced diver aged 53 (if I recall correctly) had some kind of problem in the wash and couldn't be resusitated.

[RedHerring]

Originally Posted by Nebe

Ad me to the list as well as woody from Narragansett.

Wait, wait! Are you saying that you and Woody survived a dunking at Hazard Ave? Whoa. Details please. Since I was a kid, I have been too terrified to fish that place...

[RIROCKHOUND]

yeah. other was a heart attack at the dunes Club beach area...

[Nebe]

Hi red herring- yes woody and i both went in but on different occasions- both times, we were alone- I'll let woody share his story if he wishes, but in my case, i was fishing on Indian Rock, way above the waves on a perch that i assumed was beyond safe- a rouge wave came in that was 3 times as high as all of the other waves and sucked me down the face of the rock- As i was being sucked down the face of Indian rock, I was able to jam the butt of my rod into a crack or some depression/edge and stopped myself from going completely in the drink, but where i stopped was below the level of all of the normal wave activity...Before the next wave came in, i was able to get into a crouching position and rode the next rouge wave up back onto the rock and when the wave began to receed I stood up from the crouching position and was safe- I only know how to do that from countless hours of cliff diving as a kid in newport.. The whole ordeal only lasted the time frame of 2 waves and by the time i surfed the 2nd wave back to my perch, I still didnt really know the sevarity of my situation.. I could have died easily as I was going from spot to spot that night and was wearing waders and a wind breaker- I did have a tight wader belt on, but I still think i would have been screwed.

If anyone who reads this has this happen to them, the only advice I can give is to keep your head and dont panic- give yourself a minute or 2 to get out of the water and if you cant, swim out and grab onto a lobster pot buoy until someone can help you..If you cant get out of the water in the first minute or 2 and dont recognize this, you will drown- Ive seen it happen many times with kids cliff diving. (not drowning, but not knowing when to give up and take a break)

[EricM]

That is very good advice, I am going to file it away in my head. Thanks. Hope I never have to use it, but its good to have some kind of plan lurking around the back of one's head for a worst case scenario.

[Headhunter]

I wear a wet suit 99%of the time when i fish that strech, and an imersion reasearch kayak dry top. If you do go in all the way in big surf my bet is dont try to get back on the rocks. Swim otu past the break and if the tide is correct swim into the garden. That would be my plan anyway. Tide going the other wat pick a point and ridethe surf in to the west side of it where the clifs dont rise. What do you guys think?

[striperondafly]

I went in last year and had to save myself with a dislocated shoulder

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/651/134147/

[RedHerring]

Originally Posted by striperondafly

I went in last year and had to save myself with a dislocated shoulder

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/651/134147/

Ugh! What an ordeal. I have never got in trouble in the surf, but had lots of close calls in boats...

A friend told me a close call in boat that still give me the willies: He was coming back from Block Island at night and they saw some disturbance and white water so they motored over to investigate. Only at the last second did they realize that it was the tow rope for a barge! Yikes...

[RedHerring]

Originally Posted by Headhunter

I wear a wet suit 99%of the time when i fish that strech, and an imersion reasearch kayak dry top. If you do go in all the way in big surf my bet is dont try to get back on the rocks. Swim otu past the break and if the tide is correct swim into the garden. That would be my plan anyway. Tide going the other wat pick a point and ridethe surf in to the west side of it where the clifs dont rise. What do you guys think?

Wait, wait, I thought that the currents are Hazard Ave will you sweep you out to sea. Where is "The Garden"; it has been 40 years since I fished 'Gansett?