Oh I had thought it was a "rescue boat" but idk for sure I guess. I may be mistaken too.
ISU Rowing Team Drowning
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Yeah, that doesn't support the story they put out at all. I'm sure she's feeling guilty and trying to push some of the blame off. This would be awful to live with.Here's wind speed from a weather station 7 miles from Little Wall Lake. The red lines are 7:30am. I know conditions can vary over a short distance but the sustained wind was over 12 mph all night and near 20 mph before 6am.
One homeowner said that he paddled out in his kayak to rescue a female rower - said she was in bad shape but held on to his kayak all the way back to shore.
I haven't heard how the other two survivors - including the club president - made it back; has it been released yet?
Anyone that agreed they should go out in inclement weather against their own rules shares some of the blame. By all accounts, they should not have been out there.
If nothing else, from this point forward the go/no go decision shouldn’t be up to one person. If it even was in this instance.
I agree with you. When I let my dog out at 8am that Sunday (in Ames) the gust of wind upon opening my door was quite violent and very cold. I actually apologized to my dog! Was stunned later to learn people made a conscious decision to go out on the lake. I couldn’t believe it.
ISU report reveals training, safety failures in deadly Crew Club accident
Iowa State University has released more details about the deadly Crew Club accident.
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Incredibly weak on the club's part to blame this on a lack of funding. If the club continues to exist going forward I wouldn't be surprised to see the university get involved with when the boat can go out.ISU report reveals training, safety failures in deadly Crew Club accident
Iowa State University has released more details about the deadly Crew Club accident.
Yes, I hate to pile on the already sad situation, but if a club doesn't have the funding to ensure participants safety then the club doesn't have enough funding to operate/exist.
I’m not sure what equipment the club couldn’t afford that would’ve made this a safer situation. You can go to Target and get a life vest for $20.
I was treasurer for a couple of clubs when I was in school, and every club claims lack of funding.
If they truly had something that was inadequate, it shouldn't have gone in the water in the first place.
Trust me, you can. Once my 6 year old figured out what the price numbers meant and that his limit was $20, he became an expert in finding the $19.99 items.
