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Trying to impress some girls, man arrested after dumping and "damn near drowning" canoeist into Lake Mendota in Madison

Posted on May 11, 2011

A man who told police he was "just trying to impress some girls" was arrested after dumping a non-swimming canoeist into Lake Mendota off the UW-Madison Memorial Union Terrace on Tuesday afternoon, Madison police reported.

Barry Richardson, 24, of Madison, was arrested for disorderly conduct, police said in a news release.

The victim, a 61-year-old Madison man, told police "I damned near drowned" as the victim's 26-year-old son who was canoeing in a separate canoe jumped into the water to confront Richardson, holding him for police.

via host.madison.com

Filed under  //   Lake Mendota   Madison   boating   crime   idiots   wtf  

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Farmer Waives Hearing On Boat Bombing Charges

Posted on March 9, 2011

A Wisconsin farmer accused of bombing three charter fishing boats has waived his preliminary hearing in federal court.

Joseph Sloma is expected to appear before a federal grand jury in the next 30 days for possible indictment.

A criminal complaint says the 47-year Denmark farmer and another man ignited a pipe bomb in a charter fishing boat called the Trout Scout in September 2009.

The explosion caused a fire that spread to two other boats. A nearby pleasure boat was also damaged.

The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports investigators at first were unable to determine the cause of the explosion.

But the complaint says seven months later, a confidential informant told investigators Sloma detonated the bomb because he didn't like the Trout Scout's owner.

via waow.com

Filed under  //   boating   farmers   photo bomb  

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Anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald [video]

Posted on November 10, 2010

via youtube.com

Thanks to @aisho19 for the link!

Filed under  //   Lake Superior   boating   music   video  

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Five-year-old boy helps man in boating accident

Posted on June 11, 2010

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According to Chippewa County authorities, a one-year-old fell overboard into Lake Holcombe near a resort. The boat was moving when 31-year-old James Braaten of White Bear Lake, Minn., fell into the water as he tried to grab the child.

A propeller on the boat severely injured one of Bratten’s legs then the five-year-old shut off the engine by turning the key, sparing Braaten from further harm.

Story at River Falls Journal

Filed under  //   Chippewa   accident   boating   rescue  

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Rowing Club Rescues Couple On Lake Mendota in Madison

Posted on May 26, 2010

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Members of the Mendota Rowing Club early Tuesday morning helped rescue two people whose canoe had capsized on Lake Mendota.

Rowing club members found a man and a woman in the water at about 6:20 a.m.

"About a thousand meters off the bluff, we just saw this bump out in the water. It didn't really look like two people in the water. At first, it looked more like ducks or geese out there," said rowing coach Carter Dedolph, who aided in the rescue.

Image: thephotoholic / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Filed under  //   Lake Mendota   Madison   boating   help   rescue  

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