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To: metmom

What a tragedy...Shuyler said the helicopter lights were above them that first night.


8 posted on 03/03/2009 7:11:14 PM PST by tflabo
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To: tflabo

That makes it even worse. They all could have been rescued then.


12 posted on 03/03/2009 7:14:15 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: tflabo

Awe man.


32 posted on 03/03/2009 7:25:36 PM PST by Global2010 (Witness to Hope. John Paul Audacity of Hope B.Obama)
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To: tflabo
What a tragedy...Shuyler said the helicopter lights were above them that first night.

That is sad to hear. If they had the proper gear, ie, flares, they would have been rescued. This equipment is meant to save lives not make your boating a pain in the ass.

57 posted on 03/03/2009 8:29:11 PM PST by New Perspective (Proud father of a 5 year old son with Down Syndrome. He's a wonderful gift.)
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To: tflabo
Shuyler said the helicopter lights were above them that first night.


Parachute flare


Photograph of signal flare.

67 posted on 03/03/2009 11:39:32 PM PST by Daaave ("Where it all ends I can't fathom my friends")
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