Mr. Darwin is always willing to accept applicants who are really persistent.
Mr. Darwin is always willing to accept applicants who are really persistent.
The accident actually happened around 11:30-midnight per KRLD radio this morning. The 911 call was delayed due to 911 system problems at the same time this happened. I doubt they could have saved these folks, but who knows?
Not too smart, all right. Way overloaded and only TWO life preservers.
I'll check the DMN to see if there's an update, FP. But I bet was a very small boat.
Two drown, three missing in Lake Ray Hubbard
Search continues for boaters
09/23/2002
Two people died and three others were missing after a fishing boat carrying 10 people sank early Monday morning on Lake Ray Hubbard.
At daybreak, four rescue boats and two police helicopters continued an intense search for a woman and two men who went down when the 16-foot boat capsized.
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Five of the passengers were rescued, including two children. A 22-year-old woman who was aboard the boat was able to swim to shore. All were reported in good condition Monday morning.
Gary Gilliam said he heard some noise outside his home on Scenic Drive in Heath about 3:30 a.m. He grabbed a flashlight to investigate. As he was calling police, Mr. Gilliam found the woman sprawled on the rocks by the shore.
"I can't believe she made it across," Mr. Gilliam said. "It's almost two miles."
Although the woman spoke only Spanish, it quickly became clear that there were others in the lake.
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"It's real sad," he said.
The woman who swam ashore told authorities the boat struck something in the lake near the Lake Ray Hubbard dam shortly after midnight. It started taking on water, but survivors said it did not immediately sink.
The woman said three children were among the 10 on the boat.
Officials said survivors include 6-year-old and 15-year-old boys, a 20-year-old man and two young women.
The boys were found in a cluster surrounding an 18-year-old woman wearing a life jacket.
A 20-year-old man with a life jacket separated from the group and was also rescued.
A game warden found the four survivors and recovered the bodies of a 12-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman.
All the passengers are believed to be related.
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The boat had not been located.
About a dozen somber relatives of the boaters sat quietly on a sidewalk behind yellow police tape Monday morning, anxiously awaiting words. Many hugged or put arms around one another, and they seemed settled in for a long wait.
"I have no choice. I have to be strong," said Desidro Guzman, the father of two young girls on the boat, as he looked toward the water with tears in his eyes.
Guzman said one of his daughters was the 22-year-old who swam to shore, and that an 18-year-old daughter was among the missing.
He said the daughters, their boyfriends and family members were on a pleasure boating outing.
Motorboats of this size are required by Texas law to carry one life jacket for each passenger under age 13.
Lt. Dickerson said a 911 telephone outage in the region had no impact on response to this incident. The initial call for help went out after 911 service had been restored.
Lake Ray Hubbard reaches into parts of Dallas, Rockwall, Collin and Kaufman counties. The 22,745-acre manmade lake was established in 1968 as a reservoir and is a popular fishing and recreation area.
WFAA-TV reporter Brad Hawkins and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
E-mail: kdurnan@dallasnews.com