I have the original paper clipping, can scan and e-mail if interested.

"By Steve Cannizaro St. Bernard/Plaquemines bureau

A weekend fishing trip in a

bass boat went horribly awry for

a Challmette man Sunday when

he fell into waters off Hopedale

and suffered severe groin and hip

injuries when sliced by the out- board motor propeller, authori- ties said.

The 26-year-old roofer had his

scrotum and testicles reattached

by a surgical team at Chalmette

Medical Centers after he was res- cued by another boater at Cat

Pass, authorities said. There was

no information available on

whether the surgery was success- ful.

A hospital official said the man

is listed in stable condition and

has been moved out of the inten- sive care unit.

Officials with the state Depart- ment of Wildlife and Fisheries are investigating to determine if alcohol played a role in the acci- dent.

The accident happened Sun- day just before 4 p.m. while two men, who had started their fish- ing trip Saturday night, were driving their 14-foot bass boat. the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office said.

Maj. Richard Baumy said both men had been drinking and the victim, who was driving, stood up to urinate overboard and asked his companion to take the steer- ing wheel.

But Baumy said the second man didn't grab the wheel quickly enough and the boat took a sharp right turn. spilling the man into the water. The propel- ler struck him with such force it stopped the 35-horsepower motor, Baumy said

The victim, reached by phone in his hospital room Monday, said he was doing better, but de- clined to discuss the accident."

Word for word as it appeared in the paper. I have the story, with about 1.5 inches of surrounding paper. My wife found this going through some boxes of stuff from my job running oil-field crewboats in Louisiana for the last 22 years. no exact date, but some arrest are mentioned on the other side of the story if you need to pinpoint.

"no information available on whether the surgery was success-ful." Hope that doesn't disqualify a heroic attempt

Submitted on 12/01/2005

Submitted by: John Morgan
Reference: Times PICAYUNE ? 1994

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James said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
Well, this isn't in our slush pile archives, and the Times Picayune IS a real paper (New Orleans). I guess we all missed this one the first time around! Too bad we don't have a date on this. I rather like the "dumb and dumber" interaction between our two intrepid fishermen, so I am voting to keep, but since we have no certain proof that he can no longer reproduce as a result of his accident, I will have to vote HM unless my fellow mods can convince me that his injuries are most likely permanent.

Greg said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
Believe it or not, I actually managed to dig this very article out of our media archives here. 4th April 1995 is the actual date of the article. Nice example of complacency and arrogance! Like it! :-)

Jack said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
I'll go for an Honorable Mention on this.

Jorge said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention

Jason said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
This one I'll give points for originality. I can't find it in the archives either. However, this may be a DA if we can find confirmation and a follow-up

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