lake sonoma death!!

[707dog]

had me rattled after i caught a little clip of it on the news last night,...what i caught was the guy was sitting on the swim step when his buddy back'd up and he got pulled under and hacked up by the prop(brand new ski boat)the driver was only 23-24 drunk:mad: what a fokin shame!! wanted to find some more out about the situation looked on line but couldnt find anything:confused: its just all bad for both partys!!

[76Eliminator]

One more reason to avoid Lake Sonoma...
Chris

[NWSDan]

Not to mention the 100 miles of no wake zones!

[JetBoatRich]

MOre INformation:sqeyes:
GEYSERVILLE
Ski boating death on Lake Sonoma
Diana Walsh
Monday, May 7, 2007
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A 52-year-old man was killed after getting stuck in the propeller of a ski boat Sunday afternoon on Lake Sonoma, according to authorities.
"It was pretty gruesome,'' said Lt. Greg Contos of the Sonoma County Sheriff's office.
Contos said the man, who was a passenger on the boat, was sitting on the back of the boat near its propellers when he either fell or jumped off as it was backing up.
Deputies interviewed several passengers on the boat, who were spending the afternoon waterskiing together. Contos said the investigation is continuing.
Authorities said they arrested the boat's driver, Will Dawson, 25, of Petaluma, on suspicion of boating under the influence of alcohol.
Contos said another boater flagged down a sheriff's patrol boat on the lake at about 3:45 p.m. Sunday. When the patrol boat reached the boat, the man was wedged underneath the propeller and already dead. The man's identity is not being released until his next of kin has been notified. Sheriff's officials are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Lake Sonoma Marine Unit at (707) 433-0728.

[JetBoatRich]

Looks like he had a history:mad:
The Petaluma man arrested Sunday in connection with a fatal boating incident at Lake Sonoma has two recent pending misdemeanor drunken driving charges and a prior misdemeanor drunken driving conviction.
Sonoma County Superior Court records show William Russell Dawson, 25, was convicted of the misdemeanor DUI charge on Jan. 4, 2001. He is scheduled to change his not guilty plea Thursday on two pending misdemeanor drunken driving charges stemming from his arrest on Feb. 16.
Dawson was arrested at Lake Sonoma after 51-year-old Mark Spier, of Orland, fell off the back of a Master Craft ski boat and became stuck in the boat's propeller around 3:40 p.m. in the Warm Springs arm of Lake Sonoma near Jet Ski Cove, Sonoma County Sheriff's Lt. Greg Contos said.
A Sonoma County Sheriff's Department deputy freed Spier from the propeller and Spier was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy is schedule for Tuesday.
Spier was a passenger in the rear of the boat operated by Dawson and fell overboard when the boat backed up, Contos said.
Another passenger in the boat, Eric Brandon, 26, of Petaluma, was arrested for being under the influence of alcohol, the sheriff's department said.
Dawson was arrested for felony boating under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury to another person and misdemeanor charges of operating a boat with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent or greater and operating a boat under the influence of alcohol.
The penalties for drunken boating are similar to drunken driving and include jail, fines, license suspension, DUI school and probation. However, nothing in the California Harbors of Navigation Code prohibits having open containers of alcohol in the vessel.
Dawson posted $10,000 bail bond and was released from the Sonoma County jail at 10:43 p.m. Sunday. He is scheduled to appear in Sonoma County Superior Court on those charges May 24.
Sheriff's Lt. Chris Spallino did not have exact statistics readily available this morning but he said drunken boating citations at Lake Sonoma are common.

[acatitude]

Very sad, whether the driver was responsible or not.... Just not worth getting all tanked, cuzz accidents happen even when your trying to be safe

[Quest4Fun]

Very tragic. Peeps must be careful!