Man dies after river mishap
A man who was fished out of the river near the Jacques-Cartier bridge on Saturday after falling from a boat later died of his injuries in hospital. The Gazette’s version of the story from CP says “personal watercraft” – what is that?
dhomas 10:08 on 2021-06-13 Permalink
Personal watercraft = sea-doo.
https://www.sea-doo.com/content/dam/global/en/sea-doo/MY20/images/live-the-sea-doo-life/The-Sea-Doo-Difference/florida/SEA-MY21-REC-GTI-ACTION-MG0984.jpg
In the French article, they call it a “motomarine”.
Kate 11:10 on 2021-06-13 Permalink
Thank you.
I guess maybe skipping across the rapids on one of those things isn’t as safe as it sounds.
Blork 13:51 on 2021-06-13 Permalink
They can go quite fast. Some models can go over 100 kph, so if you do a faceplant into the water at that speed it can cause damage for sure. I have no idea if this particular guy was going that fast, but you certainly see them zipping around at those speeds pretty regularly. (I saw one out near Boucherville yesterday that looked like it could have been doing 140…)
Raymond Lutz 14:20 on 2021-06-13 Permalink
Sea-doo and gas leaf blowers will become the most intriguing archaeological artifacts the next thinking species will unearth. Evolved terrestrial octopuses? Medusae?