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Dad was a Ranger. He told me of several that passed out in fairly shallow cold water during training. Effects of hypothermia sneak up quickly.

Said he used to over hydrate before those exercises and use his piss to help keep him warm.

If it can happen to a 22 year old Ranger...

You guess the rest.
 
I almost wish they would stop giving these accounts, they are always introducing more things that don't make sense, at least in how they write it down. In this one, Vowell is in the blind with them, which would make the other statement suspect, where it is said the surviving individual thought it strange that Vowell was loading his SG in the boat, and not while in the blind. It also states he loaded his friends into the boat, then overpowered Vowell. A jammed SG would have explained one of the accounts where it was said he used a second SG to shoot the second victim, but here it sounds like only one SG was in play. And lastly, now they are saying he was seen on the bank, and have footprints, so dogs not used? Why search the water then?
 
I will say the account I was given the other day from somebody in the "know" is not really anything like what I've read here tonight.
 
And lastly, now they are saying he was seen on the bank, and have footprints, so dogs not used? Why search the water then?
In the context of Reelfoot's interior, the word "bank" often means just more shallow water in a vast marshland. Visualize a vast marshland more than a lake, with some areas or spots of land above water being "bank".

At the time of the tragedy, the water was fast rising due to torrential rains. I doubt bloodhounds would have been of much value a couple hours later.

Via their duck boats, they were around a 15 minute boat ride from a real "bank" on the edge of this vast marshland lake. Trying to get out on foot, I believe, at best, would have taken many hours, and a bit of luck. It is very difficult to walk in muddy marsh, with thick sawgrass and brush, often in water from ankle to chest deep.
 
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Dad was a Ranger. He told me of several that passed out in fairly shallow cold water during training. Effects of hypothermia sneak up quickly.

If it can happen to a 22 year old Ranger...

You guess the rest.
Exactly.
I fully expect David Vowell will be found, himself a victim of hypothermia, somewhere out in the marshy sawgrass. It may be days, weeks, or months, but he will be found.
It's also possible he more quickly drowned in deeper water, and will be found sooner.

Often, when people have drowned on Reelfoot, it has taken days to find them.

Back in 2012, a friend of mine drowned on Reelfoot while fishing. I forget how many days it took to find and recover his body. It often takes days and longer.
 
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A lot of different people posting about my: "cousin", brother", "sister", "daddy", "momma", "not-named friend", "a friend of so and so", "a guy I know in the loop", "someone in the know", "a guy that hunts down there", "a regular in that area", "old-timer", "my aunt and uncle", "un-named witness", all the way down to the: "well my third cousin twice removed said"...This all sounds like a Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys & Scooby Doo mystery.
 
A lot of different people posting about my: "cousin", brother", "sister", "daddy", "momma", "not-named friend", "a friend of so and so", "a guy I know in the loop", "someone in the know", "a guy that hunts down there", "a regular in that area", "old-timer", "my aunt and uncle", "un-named witness", all the way down to the: "well my third cousin twice removed said"...This all sounds like a Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys & Scooby Doo mystery.
Yes Sir, that's definitely a pattern on this situation.
 
Well, being a new member I just received a new trophy and a few thumbs up on my posts. My intention being a new and active member is to contribute to this forum. I'm new to social media and I've long enjoyed following this forum to gain useful and enjoyable content. I'm not one to pre-judge that which I do not have knowledge of. I'd dare to say the majority of us here will claim to be "Forgive and Forget Christians" and the "Fold" that states: "Judge not, lest ye be judged first". I'm not a preacher, just a man that has made many mistakes and received the forgiveness of Christ, is a friend of one of the deceased and hopes everyone will extend the courtesy of patience and understanding before posting their "ill-will" or judgements on a situation they have no REAL knowledge of.
 
It's pretty easy to see reading these "news" reports and by perusing Facebook posts that some of these "journalists" were basing their info from Facebook, not reality.

Unprofessional. But not surprising from the media.

My opinion only.
I wasn't aware that the media was "professional"? Only thing that matters anymore is the size of their implants and if they can read a teleprompter.
 

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