Body of Missing Boater Found after Accident at Bridge
There’s nothing some people enjoy more than being out on the water in a boat, enjoying the sights and the company of friends. But what happens if someone is injured while on another person’s boat or even worse, goes missing from falling overboard? Most boat-owners and adventurous riders know that a boat’s owner and operator have the responsibility and legal duty to exercise a substantial degree of care to help keep passengers and other boaters safe from harm. When boating accidents occur, whether in the form of a sinking incident, a collision with another watercraft, or even a slip and fall accident onboard, severe injuries can result as a consequence.
In the most serious of boating accidents cases, like a recent incident in Mississippi, wrongful death can occur. According to a wkrg.com article, a boat’s fishing tower was too high to clear the Popps Ferry Bridge. As the boat attempted to pass underneath the bridge, the boat owner was hit and fell overboard as the tower was knocked down. It wasn’t until hours later that his body was found in Biloxi’s Back Bay. Four other passengers who were on the boat at the time of the accident did not suffer injuries and were rescued by passing boaters, according to the article.
Boating accidents can occur for a variety of reasons, and in this particular case, the boat operator may not have been paying attention and failed to realize in time that the fishing tower would not make it under the bridge. Although this accident took place in Mississippi, driver inattention and reckless operation of boats can be some of the most common causes of boating accidents in the state of Missouri.
When a person is injured in a boating accident as a result of another person’s negligence, the injured victim may be able to seek compensation from those responsible to help pay for medical expenses, pain and suffering, and a variety of other financial burdens brought on by a serious calamity. In the event that a death results from such an accident, surviving family members may file a wrongful death claim for their loss and the monetary consequences that can result if the decedent was the family’s main wage-earner.
The skilled Missouri boating accident attorneys at Page Cagle have helped many personal injury victims obtain the compensation they deserve for their physical injuries and emotional turmoil. Our personal injury law firm has also handled numerous wrongful death cases, ensuring that families can cope with their loss without worrying about financial woes. If you have been injured in a boating accident in Missouri, call Page Cagle today at 866-620-5757 for a free consultation.
Source article: http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/body-of-missing-boater-is-recovered/395282/Sep-28-2009_10-32-am/
