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May 19, 2006
WOMAN CRITICALLY INJURED Teen-age boy drowns at Lake Mead
Crews recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy who drowned Saturday night while swimming toward an island with his friend, said Roxanne Dey, a spokeswoman for the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. When the boy cried for help, two more of his friends swam out to help him. While his friends reached him, the boy began experiencing trouble, went under and never resurfaced, Dey said. Crews continued Sunday to search for another man believed to have drowned Friday afternoon. A visitor reported that 39-year-old Thomas Washington Jr. of San Diego swam off a houseboat, went under the water and never came up again, Dey said. ``People really overestimate their swimming ability,'' Dey said. ``People say, 'I'm a really good swimmer.''' Well, do you swim laps in an Olympic-size pool, or do you just hang out in your backyard pool? ``When you get tired in a pool, you just grab onto a ledge,'' she said. ``You can't do that in a lake.'' In another incident Saturday, an 18-year-old woman from California was seriously injured after her 16-year-old friend drove their personal watercraft in front of a boat. The 16-year-old driver of the boat tried to avoid the two, but hit the back end of the watercraft. The 18-year-old was hit several times by the boat propeller, causing severe injuries, Dey said. The woman was airlifted to a Las Vegas hospital. She was in critical condition Sunday night. Dey did not release the woman's name or home town. |
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