Bottle Rockets?? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

467echo · 08-22-2011, 12:06 PM

I was on my in yesterday afternoon wishing that I could of stayed out for one or two more hours knowing I would of eventually found 'em. The sun had just come out and I was on my way in from my calm and peaceful day on the water to have dinner with the in-laws

As I entered the preserve, I heard what I thought was morons launching bottle rockets from somewhere. After the third one I look to my right and there were a few divers waving to me while using their safety whistle. I cruise over and see whats wrong, they were missing one of the 4 divers and had been on the surface for 15 minutes already. This is where having a cell phone handy really makes an important difference.

They were not sure if I should call 911, but I thought it would be best, just in case. I called and had them transfer me to the Lifegaurd. Within 10 minutes 2 LG's were on scene on a jet ski, 5 minutes later a boat and helicopter were on scene. Nothing left for me to do, so I headed in. The FD was on the beach and ready to help if anything bad happened.

Before heading off I asked a LG if they had found the missing diver and they did! They did and awesome job! Even though I just made a simple phone call it felt pretty good to help them out. I'm just hoping for some karma points for the tourney!

08-22-2011, 12:06 PM	#1
467echo Rookie of the Month Club Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mira Mesa Posts: 483	Bottle Rockets?? I was on my in yesterday afternoon wishing that I could of stayed out for one or two more hours knowing I would of eventually found 'em. The sun had just come out and I was on my way in from my calm and peaceful day on the water to have dinner with the in-laws As I entered the preserve, I heard what I thought was morons launching bottle rockets from somewhere. After the third one I look to my right and there were a few divers waving to me while using their safety whistle. I cruise over and see whats wrong, they were missing one of the 4 divers and had been on the surface for 15 minutes already. This is where having a cell phone handy really makes an important difference. They were not sure if I should call 911, but I thought it would be best, just in case. I called and had them transfer me to the Lifegaurd. Within 10 minutes 2 LG's were on scene on a jet ski, 5 minutes later a boat and helicopter were on scene. Nothing left for me to do, so I headed in. The FD was on the beach and ready to help if anything bad happened. Before heading off I asked a LG if they had found the missing diver and they did! They did and awesome job! Even though I just made a simple phone call it felt pretty good to help them out. I'm just hoping for some karma points for the tourney! __________________ they are getting bigger....