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July 02, 2009
Lawnmower Man - 5
by J.R. Absher
In undoubtedly one of their more unusual missions, members of the U.S. Coast Guard patrolling Lake Erie’s Fairport Harbor in northern Ohio rescued an 84-year-old man who accidentally drove his riding lawnmower off a landing and into the Grand River last week. After sinking in several feet of water, the man was apparently too weak or too distressed to pull himself to safety. The good-samaritan vessel, Megabite, piloted by Lake Erie fishing charter captain Don Woodruff, notified the Coast Guard via marine band radio of an elderly man standing beside a partially submerged lawn tractor. Rushing to the scene, Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Richard Cheney and Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Mark Torres disembarked their 25-foot small response boat (RB-S) and successfully pulled the man safely on to the pier. “He was a little shaken up,” said Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Adam Lutz. “Apparently, his foot slipped off the clutch when he was cutting the grass.” The Coast Guard encourages boaters to invest in a VHF-FM radio as their primary means of distress alerting on the water. Communication via VHF-FM radio provides superior alerting capabilities over cellular phones. Oh yeah, an anchor for that lawnmower might be a smart investment as well.
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Comments (5)
where was this guys grandson he should be the one out there on the lawnmower. what of been a heck of a way to check out!
would of been a heack of a way to check out! sry
Who would of thought you might need a PFD on a lawnmower? I hope I'm still lively enough at 84 to hop on a mower. I'm with you dropjhook--the kids probably should have been out there.
IT would HAVE been a heck of a way to check out! We'll get there anyway, especially if we all row together! ;-)
OMG could he have NOT just WALKED OUT OF THE WATER !
How deep was it if they could SEE it lawnmower ?
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where was this guys grandson he should be the one out there on the lawnmower. what of been a heck of a way to check out!
would of been a heack of a way to check out! sry
Who would of thought you might need a PFD on a lawnmower? I hope I'm still lively enough at 84 to hop on a mower. I'm with you dropjhook--the kids probably should have been out there.
IT would HAVE been a heck of a way to check out! We'll get there anyway, especially if we all row together! ;-)
OMG could he have NOT just WALKED OUT OF THE WATER !
How deep was it if they could SEE it lawnmower ?
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