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Two men steal a sailboat

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http://starbeacon.com/local/x1612526050/Two-bodies-found-adrift-in-boat

April 5, 2010 Two bodies found adrift in boat Ashtabula County men recovered off Lake Erie shore in Conneaut

By MARGIE TRAX PAGE - mtrax@starbeacon.com Star Beacon

CONNEAUT — The bodies of two Ashtabula County men were discovered in a stolen sailboat adrift off the Lake Erie shore in Conneaut Township Park on Sunday morning.

Conneaut pol-ice officers were called to the scene as the boat came into view from the beach. The United States Coast Guard was dispatched to check the boat’s identification numbers, Petty Officer Mike Slack said.

The bodies of Barry Catron, 20, of Ashtabula, and Steven Bowling, 33, of North Kingsville, were found in the hull of the 12-foot sailboat at 8:30 a.m., Ashtabula County Coroner’s Investigator Richard Mongell said. He said the men were both pronounced dead at 8:43 a.m. on the beach at Conneaut Township Park.

Mongell said the pair were last seen buying beer at a local convenience store at 9 a.m. Saturday. Ironically, they were noted by members of the U.S. Coast Guard, who were buying coffee at the same convenience store, Mongell said.

“The boat was stolen from the Ashtabula Yacht Club (on Saturday),” Mongell said. “It is a tiny little boat, something that would fit in the back of a pickup truck. It had no motor and no sail, and the men didn’t have any paddles. It looked like, by the way they were seated in the boat, that they were trying to use their hands to paddle back to shore.”

Conditions off Lake Erie were rough Saturday night and into Sunday morning, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft Officer Dustin Majewski said, with winds that would have tossed the small boat and poured water into the vessel.

“The bodies were wet, but we are not sure if they were in the water,” Majewski said.

Majewski said the men were not wearing life jackets and the boat was stripped to the hull, with no mast or sails attached. There was no fishing gear in the boat when it was discovered, he said.

ODNR will lead the ongoing investigation into the deaths, Majewski said.

“I have to say this situation is unusual,” he said. “This is the first time I have seen bodies inside the boat. Usually due to conditions, the boat would have capsized.”

Mongell said the water was a frigid 38 degrees Saturday night, with waves as high as 10 feet.

“There was a wind warning off the lake,” he said. “The south wind likely pulled the boat out into open water and a west wind washed the boat back to shore.”

Mongell said the bodies will undergo autopsy by the Cuyahoga County Coroner today, but he suspects the men either drowned or died of hypothermia.

Mongell said the men likely took the boat out for a quick cruise on a warm day.

“The weather was warm (on Saturday), and they probably decided to go out on this little boat, never suspecting the weather would change, that the winds would be so strong, and they wouldn’t be able to get right back to shore.”

Submitted on 04/05/2010

Submitted by: Joe Yendriga
Reference: http://starbeacon.com/local/x1612526050/Two-bodies-found-adrift-in-boat

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James said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Aside from the numerous gaps in the speculation of why they died, there is no reason to indicate that the victims acted stupidly. It would seem their intentions were to take the boat on a short joy ride in what was apparently nice weather, and that their luck changed when the weather went bad. Thanks just the same!


Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
I agree with James on this. Unless they were experienced (or had at least taken a community boating course) they likely had no idea that getting stuck out in bad weather could end this way. Thanks just the same, Joe.


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