Posted on 09/29/2020 4:58:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A New Jersey man’s body was pulled from 1,565 feet underwater after he drowned in Lake Tahoe, Nevada — the deepest known recovery in US history, authorities said.
The remains of 29-year-old Ryan Normoyle were recovered Monday from the lake, which is the second-deepest in the nation, according to the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.
Police said Normoyle drowned last month after he recorded himself jumping off his rented boat then was unable to swim fast enough to catch up with the vessel, which he left in gear.
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Fredo ping
Well..plenty of people I’d of wished it was....
Police said Normoyle drowned last month after he recorded himself jumping off his rented boat then was unable to swim fast enough to catch up with the vessel, which he left in gear.
Welcome back, Darwin Aards. Thanks nickcarraway.
I was wondering what that funky smell was
Darwin...
Finalist for the Darwin Award.
Wait, this fellow wasn’t wearing a snowmobile suit - who is this guy?
I produced a TV series episode about this lake in 2010 and learned that Jacques Cousteau once took a submergable to the depths of this glacial water. It is said that he would not reveal to anyone about what he saw, which might likely be well preserved bodies of Chinese laborers from the railroad days.
“I’m smart!”
Was he a democrat? Usually they turn into a bobber after a couple of days as the gases build up in the cadaver. Maybe he had some Chicago Florsheims on.
I know that rescue divers have given up on body retrieval at depth, so they have a water temperature/body weight table of how soon their internal gases will make them bob up again.
It’s far safer than diving, especially with enormous catfish in dam lakes, and less grotesque than using grappling hooks on ropes. However the smell requires oil of wintergreen on masks to cover it up.
What was the name of the series and what was the episode?
Was his blood type A B Normoyle
Hold my beer and watch this.
I thought that bodies float to the surface within a few days. Of course that is only for a short time.
Or maybe some kind of prehistoric lake monster (named 'Tessie' ;^)...
I had no idea Lake Tahoe was that deep.
About 35 years ago, I was canoeing alone on a large reservoir. I jumped into the water to cool off, at which point the wind came up. I had to swim about a half mile to shore and then walk barefoot at least a mile to where the canoe had blown ashore. Not the smartest thing I ever did, but at least I knew better than to exhaust myself trying to catch the canoe.
Did he die?
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