Two Hunters Missing on the Severn

Mack C-85 · Jan 19, 2016

http://touch.capitalgazette.com/#section/6915/article/p2p-85625341/

Two hunters missing off Sherwood Forest in the Severn River. Two witnesses heard call for help, saw man go under. Submerged 14' boat, decoys, and waders have been found near the reported location. With ~40 degree water...now considered a recovery mission.

Be careful out there.

foodpoison · Jan 19, 2016

Sad. Cold water is nothing to mess with

wilcam47 · Jan 19, 2016

Very sad...

Boom Boom · Jan 19, 2016

Was watching it on the news about an hour ago. Said they also found a hat. Not good.

iH8DemLibz · Jan 19, 2016

Mother Nature is merciless.

Lifejackets. Wear them.

Alea Jacta Est · Jan 19, 2016

God bless them and their families.

CG typically recovers (not rescues) bodies of folks who were not wearing PFDs and or excessive BAC.

The encouragement to wear PFDs cannot be overstated. If you wear waders when you hunt, make damn sure you have a chest strap to keep them from filling with water. You only have a couple minutes at most and even then, you on lose mental and physical control at light speed.

Be safe.

Mike H · Jan 19, 2016

Wow, there are a couple of DNR boats docked at the marina where our office is (on the South River). Early afternoon a DNR car came flying into the marina and the officer started untying the larger of their boats. I'm sure he was heading up to the Severn for this. Thoughts and prayers for the missing hunters and the people putting themselves in harms way looking for them. between the cold and wind it was just plain nasty on or near the water today.

E.Shell · Jan 19, 2016

Mack C-85 said:
Mack C-85 said:

....With ~40 degree water...now considered a recovery mission...

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foodpoison said:

Sad. Cold water is nothing to mess with

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Hypothermia guaranteed. No way to live through submersion at those temps.

iH8DemLibz said:
Mother Nature is merciless.

Especially true this time of year.

Lifejackets. Wear them.

Great suggestion. This will make recovery of your body easier, lets the rescue folks go home sooner, but if you go overboard this time of year in normal (non-diver) clothing, you are doomed.

I used to be an outfitter in the early 80s and ran sea duck hunts in January out on the Chester River. Air temps in the teens & twenties, water temps in the 30s-40s. The DNR guys would check on us a couple times a day, and warned us with genuine concern that if we went over, even for a few seconds, nothing could save us. I don't think they ever checked our licenses...

5.56blaster · Jan 19, 2016

Really sad to hear.

slybarman · Jan 19, 2016

Beat me to it. That is what we always said when I used to waterfowl. The PFD is just to make locating your body easier.

justsand · Jan 19, 2016

Scary smith marina is just down the river from us

Alea Jacta Est · Jan 19, 2016

Have they named the hunters yet??

SRD · Jan 19, 2016

E.Shell said:
Hypothermia guaranteed. No way to live through submersion at those temps.Especially true this time of year.Great suggestion. This will make recovery of your body easier, lets the rescue folks go home sooner, but if you go overboard this time of year in normal (non-diver) clothing, you are doomed.

I used to be an outfitter in the early 80s and ran sea duck hunts in January out on the Chester River. Air temps in the teens & twenties, water temps in the 30s-40s. The DNR guys would check on us a couple times a day, and warned us with genuine concern that if we went over, even for a few seconds, nothing could save us. I don't think they ever checked our licenses...

Unfortunate reality of it.

itsslow98 · Jan 20, 2016

16ft jon boat....25-35mph winds..........easily avoidable.

Ifdot · Jan 20, 2016

itsslow98 said:
16ft jon boat....25-35mph winds..........easily avoidable.

It's is too windy to be on the water in a small craft.

5amhunt · Jan 20, 2016

Nnztg8r said:
The encouragement to wear PFDs cannot be overstated. If you wear waders when you hunt, make damn sure you have a chest strap to keep them from filling with water. You only have a couple minutes at most and even then, you on lose mental and physical control at light speed.

Be safe.

Can you link or elaborate on the chest strap i tried googling it but couldnt find anythign and i hunt in wades using a 14ft john on the potomac

Ifdot · Jan 20, 2016

5amhunt said:
Can you link or elaborate on the chest strap i tried googling it but couldnt find anythign and i hunt in wades using a 14ft john on the potomac

The waist belt needs to be tight. A lot of guys remove it or wear it loose. It's there to keep your waders from filling up quickly if you go under.

SummitCnty · Jan 20, 2016

With those water temperatures unless you can get dry and warm immediately you are done.

Alea Jacta Est · Jan 20, 2016

Any kind of belt or strap will do. Often waders come with a waist strap. That doesn't generally fit higher up on the torso. You simply need something that will effectively seal the waders from becoming a bucket to be filled with water. You don't generally get a perfect seal but you do want to limit water access into the waders lest your buoyancy and ability to help yourself be substantially reduced.

I try to have it up on my rib cage as high as I can.

5amhunt · Jan 20, 2016

Thanks!!!!!

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