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Accident Case Index
Many of the 23 case histories on our web site are attached to one of the Five Golden Rules. Others appear under a Rule and also under special subject headings like "Wind Shadows" so that you can search for them by category. In addition to Lessons Learned, each case highlights major contributing factors - things that we see again and again in our analysis of close calls and fatalities.
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Rule 1 / Case 1
Always Wear Your PFD (Lifejacket) Sheldon Olsen and Jace Olsen March 17th, 2012 – Lake Limerick, Washington ​ The warm sun came out on...
Rule 1 / Case 2
Always Wear Your PFD (Lifejacket) Michael Francis and Randy Francis July 6th 2012 - Matanuska Lake, Alaska ​ It was a pretty Friday...
Rule 1 / Case 3
Always Wear Your PFD (Lifejacket) Amy Wagner March 11th, 2012 - Lake St. Claire, Ontario, Canada It was a beautiful day in Lakeside,...
Rule 1 / Case 4
Always Wear You PFD (Lifejacket) Jim Payne’s Desperate Swim in Freezing Water February 10th, 2012 - Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho In...
Rule 1 / Case 5
Always Wear Your PFD (Lifejacket) Michael Anthony Williams and Michael Paul McHaffie March 28th, 2010 - Lake Springfield, Missouri ​ On a...
Rule 1 / Case 6
Always Wear Your PFD (Lifejacket) Brian Keese and Nathan Keese March 27th, 2010 - Stockton Lake, Missouri It was a warm spring day, but...
Rule 1 / Case 7
Always Wear Your PFD (Lifejacket) Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, Gideon Kane April 2nd, 2020 - Shady Side, Chesapeake Bay, MD Maeve...
Rule 1 / Case 8
Always Wear Your PFD (Lifejacket) Unidentified 19-year-old Tillamook woman May 3rd, 2020 - Netarts Bay, Tillamook County, Oregon The...
Rule 2 / Case 1
Always Dress For The Water Temperature Irina McEntee and Carissa Ireland May 16th, 2010 - Casco Bay, Maine The water was calm and the...
Rule 2 / Case 2
Always Dress For The Water Temperature Michael and Daniel Madders August 23, 2009 - Loch Maree, Scotland Dr Michael Madders, 52, a...
Rule 2 / Case 3
Always Dress For The Water Temperature Kevin Dammen June 7th, 2011 Little Sand Bay, Apostle Islands Area, Lake Superior On the afternoon...
Rule 2 / Case 4
Always Dress For The Water Temperature Fengquan Guan May 9th, 2010 - Milford, Connecticut ​ While on an annual visit with friends in...
Rule 2 / Case 5
Always Dress For The Water Temperature Mark J. Tamkus March 17th, 2011 - Millsite Lake, Redwood, New York ​ Mark J. Tamkus, 62, of 42607...
Rule 2 / Case 6
Always Dress For The Water Temperature David Arthur Dickerson April 21st, 2012 - Omena Bay, Lake Michigan Family members said that Dave...
Rule 2 / Case 7
Always Dress For The Water Temperature Nine U.S. Marines March 6th, 1968, Potomac River, Quantico, Virginia ​ It was 4 p.m. on a...
Rule 2 / Case 8
Always Dress For The Water Temperature Randy Morgart February 19th, 2010 Mississippi River, Missouri Note: This Case History consists...
Rule 3 /Case 1
Field-Test Your Gear A Chilling Experience for Greg Martin May, 1987 - Sand Island, Apostle Islands Area, Lake Superior ​ This classic...
Rule 3 / Case 2
Field Test Your Gear Hamilton Wood, February 28th, 2009 Isles of Shoals, Atlantic Ocean, 6 Miles East of ME / NH Coast White Island...
Rule 4 / Case 1
Swim Test Your Gear Every Time You Go Out Ian William Walsh - A Small Mistake Proves Fatal January 15th, 2011 - Ogwen River, Wales, UK...
Rule 4 / Case 2
Swim Test Your Gear Every Time You Go Out A Close Call for Dan Corrigall November, 1985 - Queen Charlotte Channel, British Columbia This...
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