Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Jet-Ski Fatality Reported

skprbob · 07-04-2007, 10:31 AM

The local news all seem to be limited to the sketchy AP article - nothing in depth yet. However, two thoughts:

The article doesn't mention any involvement with the Osseo facility, so any implication about it such as steel pilings, etc is pure speculation. Just because the accident may have happened nearby does not automatically get Osseo involved!

According to the articles, the deceased was 15, was "jet-skiing", and was wearing a PFD. We do not know what kind of "jet-ski" it was and this creates two possible problems: if the vessel was a legally defined "PWC" (the one or two person variety) then the deceased was operating illegally since no one under 16 can operate such craft, regardless of horsepower. If the craft was the three or more person variety, then he was very likely also illegal since no one under 16 can operate such a craft if it exceeded 25 horsepower. Rock and a hard place - sad.

07-04-2007, 10:31 AM	#8
skprbob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 19 Mile Bay Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 90 Times in 29 Posts	winter harbor The local news all seem to be limited to the sketchy AP article - nothing in depth yet. However, two thoughts: The article doesn't mention any involvement with the Osseo facility, so any implication about it such as steel pilings, etc is pure speculation. Just because the accident may have happened nearby does not automatically get Osseo involved! According to the articles, the deceased was 15, was "jet-skiing", and was wearing a PFD. We do not know what kind of "jet-ski" it was and this creates two possible problems: if the vessel was a legally defined "PWC" (the one or two person variety) then the deceased was operating illegally since no one under 16 can operate such craft, regardless of horsepower. If the craft was the three or more person variety, then he was very likely also illegal since no one under 16 can operate such a craft if it exceeded 25 horsepower. Rock and a hard place - sad.