Posted on 07/25/2025 3:10:48 AM PDT by Libloather
The fishing line snapped — and so did he.
A Florida boater tried to kill his wife and dump her body at sea after being set off by a snapped line during a fishing trip — but the bloodied victim clung to the back of the boat and was dragged to shore alive, according to cops.
Douglas Naeher, 60, and his unidentified wife of three years took their boat out 33 miles off the coast of Bean Point on Sunday.
The husband appeared terse and angry when they pushed off from their private dock at their Holmes Beach pad, the victim told the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, according to court documents.
While casting off from a “bean bag chair” on the back of the 30-foot Sterling boat, the 60-year-old’s fishing line snapped — sending him into a violent, malevolent rage.
To avoid being attacked, the victim jumped in the water — holding a rope tied to the vessel and using a pool noodle to float, the court documents stated.
Naeher untied the rope and zoomed off, seemingly leaving his wife to die at sea — but returned to get her after seeing another boat in the distance, the victim told cops.
When she climbed back on board, Naeher repeatedly punched her in the head and then stomped on her head with both feet multiple times when she crumpled to the deck, she said.
The battered wife said she played dead to avoid further wrath, but Naeher continued his assault — dragging her by the hair to the rear of the boat where he attempted to strangle and drown her in the water, court docs said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Divorce would’ve been a lot easier.
The lady sure had a will to live.
This took place in Flori-duh.
Right! That’s what I think when I hear the stories of people offing their spouses.
Yes, she did! Amazing that she came back every time!
Well, she should have made sure he had the correct line!
What do you tell a woman with 2 black eyes?
Nothing! Someone has already done told her twice.
Jokes aside, this guy needs to be locked away.
Horrible horrible story.
“ the one that got away”
Now they call her Chum
Just read the rest of the NY Post article.
That woman deserves the Purple Heart.
Maybe John F. Kerry can contribute one of his.
I wonder what happened to his previous wife / wives?
Line snapped
Was out in the pacific fishing recently and there were two other boats in the area, our radio squawked, on another boat they had hooked a sailfish. Later we could hear the other captain shouting across the water he was going nuts. Our captain started laughing someone on the boat had broke the line and they lost the fish when hauling it into the boat.
Sounds like such a nice fellow.
“Douglas Naeher, 60, and his unidentified wife of three years”
You would think he would know who his wife was after three years
When a man falls into the water, you shout, “Man overboard!”
When a woman falls into the water, you shout, “Full speed ahead!”
Paul Lynde, Hollywood Squares
“the victim jumped in the water”.....I’m still looking for where the title line of him throwing her into the water came from.....
Read the rest of the article.
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