A 79-year-old male had been fishing alone from a boat near the Freeport Coast Guard base and forgot to bring up his anchor before moving his boat.

The operator managed to get the vessel up on plane, but then the anchor hung something solid, which spun the vessel around sharply, throwing the subject out of the boat and into the water.

The boat, throttled up but still held by the anchor, made several circles, running over the victim two to three times.

The incident was caught on video by a surveillance camera mounted at the U.S. Coast Guard facility.

The subject received several severe lacerations from the prop, and later died from his injuries at Brazosport Hospital.

Submitted on 10/30/2010

Submitted by: Charles Earley
Reference: http://blogs.chron.com/shannontompkins/2010/10/game_warden_files_batty_bats_p_1.html 10/30/10

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Bruce said:
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Wow. I would really love to see that Coast Guard video... How on earth could this guy have gotten the boat up on plane (traveling at a fast rate of speed) with his anchor still trailing behind him, and not realize there's a problem? The amount of drag from the anchor would have been huge! Thanks, Charles!

James said:
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Gadzooks, the cartoon sound effects are ringing in my head already as the boat whizzes around in circles, bopping our befuddled boater! What a way to go! Thanks, Charles!

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