Boat Sinks After Pilot Leaves To Get Gas
September 12, 2019
Isaac Estes-Jones
A boat sank in table Rock lake recently after the operator beached the vehicle.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol online boating incident report, Jeremy U. Nichelson, 44, of Springfield, was piloting a 2000 Caravelle boat in Table Rock Lake on Saturday, August 31.
The report states Nichelson beached the boat at approximately 2:25 p.m. and left to get gas. When he returned, Nichelson “noticed [the boat] had sunk.”
The Caravelle was totaled in the incident. It was recovered from the lake by Tow Boat U.S.
A boat sank in table Rock lake recently after the operator beached the vehicle.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol online boating incident report, Jeremy U. Nichelson, 44, of Springfield, was piloting a 2000 Caravelle boat in Table Rock Lake on Saturday, August 31.
The report states Nichelson beached the boat at approximately 2:25 p.m. and left to get gas. When he returned, Nichelson “noticed [the boat] had sunk.”
The Caravelle was totaled in the incident. It was recovered from the lake by Tow Boat U.S.