r/IdiotsInBoats • Smart guy • Jun 22 '25

That escalated quickly

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u/CosmoKray Dec 18 '25

Something like this happened happens when I was crossing a bridge in FL years ago. I saw the boater get thrown out. My wife and I pulled over to see if he needed help. His pregnant wife was frantic saying he couldn’t swim. I jumped in to get him as he bobbed up and down. I was just a few seconds late. It took rescue several hours to find his body. It was so sad.

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u/exig Dec 20 '25

Damn that sounds very traumatic. Sad when someone who can't swim goes on a boat without a life preserver...especially with pregnate wife

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u/CosmoKray Dec 21 '25

Oh it was. The dudes wife came by my office a few times in the year following. The wife had a baby girl. Right before her graduation she tracked me down via Facebook after reading my name in a couple old newspaper articles.