Fisherman died at Strawberry today?

[Out4Trout]

[shocked]I was surfing a Cougar Football site and my wife was flipping channels on tv, when there was a teaser for the 10:00 news tonight on KSL ch. 5 that said something about a fisherman dieing today at Strawberry. Stay tuned...I'll provide an update after I see the news. Hope my ears just need to be cleaned out, but I swear that's what I heard...[pirate]
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[Out4Trout]

If the story proves to be true, I hope it wasn't somebody from this site...[pirate]
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[mikecromaine]

yeah i heard it on the news tonite a man and his son were fishing a fish went overboard the boy went after it. tipped the boat over and the son drowned story very life jackets save lives
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[fishcat]

[shocked]i heard the same thing....it happened right at the strawberry marina.....fell out of his boat reaching for a fish he was cleaning ????
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[Out4Trout]

[mad]Man, that sucks!!!!!!!!! How can someone be such a dumba$$ and not make his kid where a life jacket??? My daughter is only 2 months old, but you can damn well bet that when I start taking her out in the boat (when she's 3 or 4 and someone else can help me keep an eye on her) that she WILL ALWAYS have a life jacket on her!!!!!!!!

Again, I hope it was noone from this board, but still a story no matter who it was.
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[ocean]

I agree my kids wore their life jackets at all times when i had a boat! A little uncomfort but is not bad compared to dying!
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[Theekillerbee]

Man that is a harsh lesson to learn. Yeah it was stupid to not have a PFD on a kid, but I'll send my condolences to the grieving family. God bless.
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[hedgesd]

I really feel bad for that family but how can you drown at the fish cleaning station. Must of been some kind of a reach to fall in.

Well at least everybody at the funeral will know he died doing what he loved.
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[icefool]

I got this from the ksl website.

KSL News) -- A father-son fishing trip ended in tragedy, when the son died Wednesday afternoon at Strawberry Reservoir.

The two men were heading back from fishing. The 50-year-old son was cleaning the catch of the day, when he dropped a fish overboard, and went in to retrieve the fish. In the process, the canoe capsized.

Wildlife officers responded to the scene. They found one man floating in the water. It's not known yet if the man drowned or suffered a heart attack.

The victim was wearing a life jacket, although there are conflicting reports as to whether it was on properly.
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[Utahoutdoorsman]

Channel 4 news reported that the son was wearing a lifejacket, but it wasn't secured properly or tight enough.
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[Bowboy]

Channel 13 at 11:00 said it was a 70 yr old man and a 50 yr old son. They said they didn't know if the man died from drowning or of a heart attack. They also said that he didn't have his life vest on properly.
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[loanfish]

What a terrible story. Hopefully anyone who hears about this and thinks that safety rules are there to ruin your trip will think twice and take the proper precautionary measures.
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[One_eyed_jack]

My condolences as well to the family grieving...
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[IceFanatic3]

Thats really ! But anybody crazy enough to go out on the Berry in a canoe!!its just plain dumb. I mean any little movement in them canoe's and tipsy, splash, opps!!! I hate canoes they s**k!!!!
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