Five of the seven people on board were hospitalized, four of them with moderate injuries including broken bones." This happened in 2012 [deleted] 5 yr. ago wreg.com Boaters Tossed Like Rag Dolls During Turbulence Seven people were hurt, five of them went to the hospital 1313 20 comments 12 shares LAKE OF THE OZARKS (KTVI) A video of a boating accident on the Lake of the Ozarks is going viral, and Missouri state troopers say thats probably a good thing. Jessica Lussenhop The ride was part of his job as a producer and cameraman for Lake TV. The bizarre boating accident occurred Friday, Aug. 24 at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks when six passengers and one driver, identified as Marvin Carter, took the "Fountain" power boat to dangerously high speeds estimated at 70 miles per hour. Everyone in the boat had to go to the hospital with various injuries. Click through to see how the original footage appeared online -- the action starts at about 1:15. After reviewing the video the troopers determined that Marvin Carter was driving the boat too fast reaching speeds as high as 70 miles per hour. When you open the throttles up, you go way higher than 60-70 mph.. Funny as hell though. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. And we are lucky in this instance I think. He reportedly suffered a broken leg and wrist and other cuts. I remember sitting in the passenger front seat and the operator taking the turn too hard and too fast and hitting the chop from another boat paralle. Are there more boats? This spring, Le Creuset has introduced an exciting new shade thats already selling fast: shallot, a soft lavender with pink and slight gray undertones. Tintera says he sees in the footage that Carter threw the throttle down all the way (translation for non . A woman passenger crushed her eye orbital. It's a 38 lightning, it would need a lot of hp to break 100. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of News Tribune Publishing. Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The incident happened on August 24th, though the video, shot by a Lake TV photographer, wasnt uploaded to YouTube until September 1st. Copyright 2023 IBTimes LLC. The way the shoreline is, the waves bounce back and forth," he said. Bow to stern 60 plus miles an hour Stupid is as stupid does!! An acquaintance of Carter's said one of the women on that boat was his girlfriend. 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Kober said one of his cameramen, Brett Tintera, had been filming activities leading up to the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout - which bills itself as "the largest unsanctioned boat race in the United States.". And that was the last time they took his favorite fishing spot. Jerry Callahan told a local CBS affiliate. The footage, filmed by LakeTV from the front of the boat, shows a Fountain powerboat and its passengers violently slamming from side to side after hitting the wake left by another boat. WCGW? Sign up for a new account in our community. You have to look at the existing conditions and look at the boat traffic on the water. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Any idea how fast the boat was traveling? (WMC-TV) The video of an afternoon boat ride that took a terrible turn is going viral online. We were all pretty banged up. I don't believe the 38 Fountain was any where over 70 judging from the 'rooster tail' in the film. Locals like Lisa Reed, a bartender at Beavers on the Lake, were shocked, but not entirely surprised by what happened. You need to be ready to expect higher numbers of traffic on the water and road," Sgt.Jerry Callahan said in a statement, according to local news station KRCG-TV. The group attempts to hold on to the boat for stability but ultimately get tossed around like rag dolls. Netflix saw this and thought. The boat's driver, Marvin Carter, of Memphis, Tenn., told. Slow down and allow yourself plenty of time to reach your destination whether in a vehicle or by boat. The driver of the boat, Marvin Carter, III of Memphis, TN suffered moderate injuries and a blow to his wallet as well. (1), United We Brunch is Saturday - Limited Tickets Remain, Marvin F. Carter III, from Memphis, Tennessee. A fellow islander had a 35 with twin 525's that I am told would do 93 but never experienced it myself. Thats just our niche - we film on the water, Kober. Its a good example, Sgt. The boat was traveling at an estimated 70-100 mph when the accident happened. The group attempts to hold on to the boat for stability but ultimately get tossed around like rag dolls. The cameraman thought they were doing over 100mph? A video taken onboard a boat which crashed on Aug. 24 in Lake Ozarks has reportedly been instrumental in helping Highway Patrol figure out the cause of the incident. If this is your first visit, be sure to If a 38 Lightning will run 80 with twin 500s, it'll run 100 with with two 781 HP engines. "We are very fortunate that none of the passengers were thrown out of the vessel. Driver broke his back at T8 & crushed his eye orbital. One more fella simply split his head open & broke two ribs. So they are all driving $100,00 to $300,000 boats and you are ice fishing..guess they don't realize that they are stupid. The nighttime speed limit is 30 mph. One video with footage of the crash set to dub step music, for example, had more than 590,000 views. Return to homepage. The video shows an outing on Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri and boating experts say the video is no laughing matter. All rights reserved. The boat's captain, Marvin Carter III, owns the Gus's Fried Chicken on Mendenhall Road. 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The boat struck a large wave, then several more. Get the prop in the low pressure area for too long in a turn of any kind and that is what you get! It's easy! Yellow is a dude, and the one in white is covering up. The boat was traveling at an estimated 70-100 mph when the accident happened. Yeah, if that's me, I don't post that one to youtube. Since then the images, of the seven passengers being violently thrown into each other and to the deck, have been seen by well over 100,000 people online and countless more watching on television. if I remember right the driver died correct. Callahan said the accident could have been a lot worse. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Been in speed boats since I was little, don't think I've ever seen people standing like that, just dumb. Although the driver was arrested for reckless and imprudent driving, no charges were brought against him. Looks like he died before he hit anything. Marvin Carter who was at the helm has been cited with careless and imprudent operation of a boat and improper seating after this happened. The driver of the boat, Marvin Carter, III of Memphis, TN suffered moderate injuries and a blow to his wallet as well. By the time he went to sleep that night, it had accumulated 4,000 views already a respectable total for the station. just another wake probably. Looks similar to the "Donzi poker run" I witnessed this year from the WAM sandbar.. Action News 5's messages for Carter and the other people on the boat have not been returned. Subscribe now to get the latest news delivered right to your inbox. "I don't know how it didn't. I grew up on a lake in Wisconsin, miles from the Illinois border. "As viewers can see, none of the passengers was wearing a life jacket or any kind of protective gear, while clearly traveling at high speed," commented GrindTV. Wait for it. Jerry Callahan of the Missouri State Highway Patrols Water Division said in an interview with News-Leader. Five people were taken to an area. Seems to some disparity as to how fast. They hope people will get the message about going too fast in crowded waters when they see the graphic images. If you want to plan the perfect spring picnic, food and drink are important, but its certainly not the only factor to consider. I read through and highlighted what happened to the driver : im on the water every weekend.but i just go offshore. The accident happened at the 22 mile marker. Suddenly, the boat hits the oncoming wake of another large vessel, and the passengers are violently tossed around the boat's deck. This incident happened on the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri on August 24, 2012. And we are lucky in this instance I think., In Missouri we dont have a daytime speed limit but that doesnt mean you can drive your boat as fast as you want, Callahan said. Were really lucky falls overboard are the most common fatality accident nationwide, he said. I had it happen to me in a 13' Boston Whaler! However, the water patrol can still cite boaters for speeds that it believes are unsafe for the conditions. By Brett Tintera, a cameraman with LakeTV who was on the boat, disagreed with that estimate and said that Carter had floored the boat moments before the accident. According to News-Leader.com, the driver, Marvin Carter of Memphis, Tenn., was cited with careless and. "They all look like crash test dummies tumbling inside a washing machine," commented another viewer. they are so many idiots on skeedoos, speedboats, etc in bays and inlets.. i don't know how that's fun. Join thousands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for free, sent twice a week from The Christian Post. All rights reserved. Thats just our niche, he told News-Leader. There is no speed limit on the Lake of the Ozarks during the day. What did they crash into? Five of the seven people on board were hospitalized, four of them with moderate injuries including broken bones. After reviewing video of the accident, which took place at the 22 mile marker, troopers determined that Marvin Carter was driving the boat too fast. "The driver of the boat, Marvin Carter, III of Memphis, TN suffered moderate injuries and a blow to his wallet as well. Unfortunately its the stories of the injury accidents when they get out there that people really start to pay attention. Alright, I posted this video not to bash any one type of boat or its owners. They hope people will get the message about going too fast in crowded waters when they see the graphic images. September 5, 2012 at 9:58 p.m. it's just an accident waiting to happen. The skidoos wanting to jump off the bigger boats wakes. I had an experience in a century arabian when I was 16. Carter was reportedly arrested for careless and imprudent driving. Its packed. Reaching speeds as high as 70 miles per hour, the boat struck a large wave and then several more. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The lake shouldnt get a bad rap, and the event shouldnt get a bad rap, Tintera said. Hes being cited for speeding and imprudent operation of the boat. "We are very fortunate that none of the passengers were thrown out of the vessel. That's my guess, you look around and it doesn't look like the lake is naturally choppyfigure he hit a couple of waves at just the right angle. When we came to, there was so much water in the boat that it didn't make any sense.". on The skidoos wanting to jump off the bigger boats wakes. Two women on board a mother and daughter from Memphis declined treatment at the scene. And all of it could have been prevented. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. At the same time, a 25' Donzi passed on my left, and a 35 to 38 footer passed on my right. Negligence for the driver. Falling off. Shawn Kober, co-owner of LakeTV, an independent television station, said its not uncommon for his crews to shoot on the lake. After seeing the video, he was charged with a seating violation, Sgt. The bizarre boating accident occurred Friday, Aug. 24 at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks when six passengers and one driver, identified as Marvin Carter, took the "Fountain" power boat to dangerously high speeds estimated at 70 miles per hour. The boat was participating in a Poker Run charity event. Despite the fact that we lived on the shallow side of the lake and at our pier it was just barely 3 feet deep, drunk idiots hit our pier 3 times during those years. He's being cited for speeding and imprudent operation of the boat. By late this afternoon, the original had nearly two million views, and various other videos including the footage pushed that number significantly higher. A frighteningly graphic video from a boat accident at the Lake of the Ozarks is a good example of what not to do when out on the water, according to a man whose company recorded the entire mishap. But when the video of the accident was uploaded to YouTube on Aug. 31, he received another citation. Five people were taken to an area hospital, where they were treated for minor and moderate injuries. A woman passenger crushed her eye orbital. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Also, they are all stupid for standing up. [QUOTE=Belmont Resident;190720]A lot could be said for someone who spends a cold winter day out on the ice waiting for a fish to bite. A video of a power boating accident at the Lake of the Ozarks quickly spread around the world over the Labor Day weekend. I drove a 38, at full speed with twin 500hp blue motors, I ran just over 80. Find More Posts by Altonbayicefishingfool, responsible for the vessel, passengers and crew". Youve got the jet skis dodging the big boats. Also dangerous, not mention clearly against the law. And you see em flipping over. The YouTube video of a speed boating accident on the Lake of the Ozarks in late August has helped local Missouri police determine the cause of the accident which shook one driver and six passengers out of their seats. Youve got the big boats dodging the jet skis. The driver kind of looks like Earthworm Jim. The stepped version is not very forgiven and the driver has to be on his toes every second. most don't have clue how to operate on the water. This one was just the right angle for the wrong moment, Kober said. "And they're standing? being from a city that's mostly surrounded by water. Brett Tintera, the cameraman, spoke to us from home where he is laid up with a broken leg and wrist, about the typhoon of attention he's received since the footage went online. I doubt either captain was aware of the 45MPH speed limit. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Our father wouldn't even let me and my brother go swimming near the pier on the weekend it was so crazy. The incident happened on August 24th, though the video, shot by a Lake TV photographer, wasnt uploaded to YouTube until September 1st. Kober said the driver, 48-year-old Marvin Carter III of Memphis, Tenn., was a seasoned boater, which shows that accidents can happen to anyone, no matter how much they've been on the water. Lake of the Ozarks SpinoutLoose nut behind the wheel. The Fountain is a driver's boat. And you see em flipping over. Tell you what, go ahead and get on the back of your pickup truck, get on the interstate, and tell me how safe you feel. I won't claim that they were both within 50' of me, but I am certain that they were both significantly less that 100' on either side of me. Everyone in the boat had to go to the hospital with various injuries. After seeing the video, he was charged with a seating violation, said Sgt. The video, shot by LakeTV, shows its passengers being jostled then slamming face-first into each other and parts of the boat as it crossed the wake from another boat. A guy from Lake TV was on the boat & broke his hip and his wrist. So your saying 15 feet off the stern of the group of 40 plus boats going 60+ is a safe bet? Even prior to the crash. While Callahan estimates the boat was traveling at 70 mph, a cameraman on the boat, Brett Tintera (seen wearing a blue T-shirt in the video), said Carter floored the boat moments before the accident. Shawn Kober, co-owner of LakeTV, an independent television station that covers the Lake of the Ozarks region, said it was not unusual for the station to be filming action on the lake. Kober said the video was just the right angle for the wrong moment. Copyright 2023, News Tribune Publishing. Especially since falls overboard are the most common fatality accident on a boat," Sgt. Tintera says he sees in the footage that Carter threw the throttle down all the way (translation for non-boat people: that's apparently a big no-no) and blasted into some waves left behind by another boat. He's being cited for speeding and imprudent operation of the boat. The video, which has been posted under different titles on different websites, has gained over 1 million hits on YouTube since its posting on Sept. 1, 2012. And I guess I'll take the one in pink. Sign up and stay up to date with our daily newsletter. The 44-second video shows the passengers of the boat enjoying their dangerous joy ride. Its a good example, Sgt. Their faces so stoic. I hope this was an isolated incident, they certainly seemed to be racing each other with little regard for other boaters. Youve got the jet skis dodging the big boats. site support. Donzi, Proline, Baja, Fountain all being moved to Fountain plant. That's gold. According to GrindTV, a sports video website associated with Yahoo Sports, all seven boaters were injured and five were hospitalized after the accident. Especially since falls overboard are the most common fatality accident on a boat. The group attempts to hold on to the boat for stability but ultimately get tossed around like rag dolls. In this instance, the waves. While some commenters on the video urged the importance of life jackets and restraints, such as seat belts, when riding in such a high-speed vehicle, others were taking more of the "tough love" approach, saying that the passengers of the boat participated in "reckless stupidity.". Youve got the big boats dodging the jet skis. Hes being cited for speeding and imprudent operation of the boat. Seven people, including five from Tennessee, were riding in a boat Aug. 24 when it was hit by waves on each side, violently tossing passengers around the boat. I gave you plenty of time. Each person required medical attention. I agree with Altonbayicefishingfool - if you are doing 60mph with boats bow to stern that is stupid. People who don't come here much don't realize it's such a big body of water. Its packed. I wonder what kind of boat that is.seems like the throttles are on the left. https://fox2now.com/2012/09/05/police-hope-people-learn-lesson-from-ozark-boat-crash-viral-video/. The 44-second video shows the passengers of the boat enjoying their dangerous joy ride. Hmmm, we should make a show. "It could happen at any moment," said Shawn Kober, co-owner of the cable channel LakeTV, which covers local events and recorded the boat mishap. they were two deaths on river near me recently of boat crashes just off wakes. The driver of the boat, Marvin Carter, III of Memphis, TN suffered moderate injuries and a blow to his wallet as well. The YouTube video shows the speedboat slam into a wake at an awkward angle. Before starting the video, I couldn't help but notice the chick on the right looks like a dude from the neck up. Tintera had attached a small camera to the front of the boat with suction cups, and Tintera said he had hitched a ride on the boat, which was headed to a restaurant. Every weekend, scores of people would invade the town for boating and because the drinking age was 18 in Wisconsin vs 21 in Illinois. For more information, please see our After reviewing video of the. Makes people think twice," commented one viewer on YouTube. I've personally been down there with a small fishing boat, and it's kinda nuts. Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine. I just came across this frightening video that again demonstrates the value of life jackets and kill switches. Jerry Callahan said. Anyone know these folks who were on the boat? Seven people, including five from Tennessee, were riding in a boat Aug. 24 when it was hit by waves on each side, violently tossing passengers around the boat. The guy driving the 2003 Fountain Boat is Marvin F. Carter III, from Memphis, Tennessee. We film on the water.. I've used this Fountain video as a teaching tool for my sons. Makes you realize why there are kill switches on boats. "I grew up here on this lake and I've seen all kinds of stuff. The driver of the boat, Marvin Carter, III of Memphis, TN suffered moderate injuries and a blow to his wallet as well. Quality humor. Il a tout. "It's pretty bizarre to me," he says. Copyright 2012 WMC-TV. By We were doing over 100, said Tintera, who added in a phone interview today that hes been boating for over 20 years and dealing with high performance craft for the last half dozen. Does anyone else feel like that is the most awkward boat ride ever? The guy driving the 2003 Fountain Boat is Marvin F. Carter III, from Memphis, Tennessee. All rights reserved. edjr, July 19, 2018 in The Geek Club. Five of the seven people on board were hospitalized, four of them with moderate injuries including broken bones. I hope people are looking and saying, wow, that could have been really bad., Remember this boat crash? Another Prosecutor Leaves St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardners Office, Lizzo Shakes Her Tailfeather in Front of the Arch, St. Louis Celebrates. Privacy Policy. It was presented to the forum members to show an up front video of what can happen when something goes bad in a boat under power if the occupants are not seated or secured in the boat using the equipment provided by the manufacturer. Carter of Memphis, Tenn., and four passengers, including Tintera, were taken to area hospitals. There were a lot of broken bones in that accident. It was just driver error.". Another passenger broke his pelvis in several places & is in a wheelchair. All but two people on the boat were taken to the hospital. driving like a moron. I hope the police see this and charge him. "This particular boat was going obscenely fast," says Tintera. Ahhhhhhhhaaaaa you guys are killing me here.. Rolling on the floor laughing so hard I peed my pants! Wait for it. Lemme give my 6 passengers one heck of a ride in my power boat. 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