Very Sad story. He must have been some man to be able to keep his son safe.
Thoughts go out to the family.
I grew up hunting and fishing that area. I couldn't count the number of days I spent on that lake or in those woods.
I'm not certain which area of Caesar’s Creek Wildlife Area that this man drowned in. There are some fields that do get flooded on the upper portion of the lake/wildlife area. I wonder if he fell into some standing water in this area. No matter what its a sad story and I hope the best for his son and family.
CalNewbie Wrote:
When you sue a government agency the money just comes from your neighbors. That money comes from everyone's taxes and could have been used for police, fire, etc. And since they're getting sued the city/county/state could very well decide its not worth it and close the area to hunting and/or other uses to minimize its liability. This is why people don't want to let people hunt their land, something goes wrong, even when its nobody's fault, and people want to sue.
A truer statement could not be made. A local sherriff was shot and killed by the guy who was running for that same office....well the murdered sherriff's wife was awarded $350 million (I know, $350 million! [:@] Don't start on this...its a whole differnt topic that burns my butt! ) from the city in damages....guess who will be paying that debt! The tax payers! I'm certain the amount will be lowered...but still....$350 million?? please...
The bottom line; I hope there is some peace in the fact that he was cool enough to safe his son.