Two dead in less than a week in identical circumstances. Both were experience fishermen. Boats found empty in the same location.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9770497/

6/23/2011 11:54:14 PM

Seriously though, guys, wear a life jacket at all times on the water. It could prevent the monster from dragging you under in the first bite.

6/24/2011 12:04:06 AM

but only dorks wear life jackets

6/24/2011 12:11:25 AM

i think my mom worked with that first guy

6/24/2011 12:12:40 AM

If there was a monster in Lake Wheeler, would Mayor Meeker tell us?




[Edited on June 24, 2011 at 12:18 AM. Reason : .]

6/24/2011 12:17:28 AM

6/24/2011 12:19:35 AM

lol

6/24/2011 12:27:30 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWu2YYFaQ2U

6/24/2011 8:42:55 AM

so let's see. Don't drive north west of raleigh after dark or you might get shot and don't go boating in Lake Wheeler or the sea beast might get you. got it.

6/24/2011 8:47:56 AM

Quote :

"Police found a hat, fishing rods and coolers floating in the water near the 14-foot jon boat, which was about 75 yards from the bridge. They said there was no visible damage to the craft. "

Praise God.

6/24/2011 8:48:12 AM

Y'all know me. Know how I earn a livin'. I'll catch this bird for you, but it ain't gonna be easy. Bad fish. Not like going down the pond chasin' bluegills and tommycods

6/24/2011 10:15:07 AM

Not the best lake-going vessel... Looks more suited for a kiddie pool.

6/24/2011 10:43:06 AM

And, you know, the thing about a lake wheeler monster... he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be living... until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then... ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin'.

6/24/2011 10:47:48 AM

^^ at least half the boats on lake wheeler are those type of boats. Just old guys going fishing.

6/24/2011 11:03:41 AM

I'd seriously consider wearing a vest in a jon boat like that. My brother's 14' Carolina Skiff will list pretty hard if we both move to the same side of the boat at the same time and it can definitely get you if you're not careful. I'll admit that I never really strap on a vest on my boat unless I'm next up to wakeboard or surf, but it's pretty stable.

6/24/2011 11:26:27 AM

Its not abnormal for a state to require wearing a life jacket if you are operating a trolling motor or outboard motor

6/24/2011 11:33:05 AM

6/24/2011 11:35:32 AM

gravy-yard

6/24/2011 12:04:44 PM

Sounds like an alligator is loose


Sounds like a heart attack is loose

[Edited on June 24, 2011 at 12:10 PM. Reason : .]

6/24/2011 12:08:34 PM

Have you ever drank baileys out of a shoe?

6/24/2011 12:09:14 PM

sad

6/24/2011 12:09:29 PM

Sounds like Cthulhu has been buying real estate again.

6/24/2011 12:10:29 PM

Quote :

"Its not abnormal for a state to require wearing a life jacket if you are operating a trolling motor or outboard motor"

however, it is stupid to require adults to wear PFDs

6/24/2011 12:37:17 PM

e'erybody seen the lake wheeler monster say yeeeeaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

6/24/2011 1:25:48 PM

me and allie were actually talking about this this morning. We concluded that there is a hot mermaid living in that part of the lake that is luring unsuspecting fishermen out of their boats to their demise

I know we shouldnt joke about this, and it is definitely a sad thing, but I like to think they went out in search of some mermaid booty and not clumsily falling out of their boat when re-baiting their hooks

6/24/2011 2:18:07 PM

I almost drowned on lake wheeler

6/24/2011 2:22:15 PM

His girlfriend's name is Lonnie Walker!?

6/24/2011 2:24:03 PM

I always have trouble understanding how somebody can drown in a lake. There's no currents, no undertow. For fuck's sake, if you're that weak a swimmer, don't get on a boat.

6/24/2011 2:31:47 PM

black man

swimming

....

6/24/2011 2:35:00 PM

Quote :

"I always have trouble understanding how somebody can drown in a lake. There's no currents, no undertow. For fuck's sake, if you're that weak a swimmer, don't get on a boat."

That's a pretty ignorant statement. I grew up around water, am very comfortable in it, and have no problem doing long swims; but not everybody is so lucky. A person's athletic ability drops pretty quickly as they get older. Not to mention close to 1/3 of Americans are obese. It really seems like you're looking at it from the perspective of a healthy young male and assuming everybody should be able to do what you can do.

Obviously you should take some precautions if you're not a strong swimmer, but just because you're old or out of shape is no excuse not to live your life. Be grateful for the health you have because you likely won't have it forever.

[Edited on June 24, 2011 at 2:56 PM. Reason : s]

6/24/2011 2:53:50 PM

^ The first half of your post addresses his post as if the second sentence isn't there. For a capable person, there are no great challenges to swimming in a lake, assuming you're not 1000 yards from land. If you're a poor swimmer, you should be wearing a PFC.

6/24/2011 3:01:47 PM

lol @ Lonnie Walker

6/24/2011 3:06:13 PM

hell, all us fat fucks have to do is lay on our backs and float

6/24/2011 3:09:51 PM

Even a fat fucker can do the elementary backstroke long enough to get to the edge of the lake. It requires virtually zero effort.

6/24/2011 3:17:05 PM

Quote :

"^ The first half of your post addresses his post as if the second sentence isn't there. For a capable person, there are no great challenges to swimming in a lake, assuming you're not 1000 yards from land. If you're a poor swimmer, you should be wearing a PFC."

"Don't get on a boat" is a bullshit solution.
"Wear a life jacket" probably is, but in cold water you can still get in trouble pretty quickly.

And I've seen fit adults get into trouble within 100' of the dock/boat/shore on several occasions. For those who didn't grow up swimming it isn't always second nature and it's easy to panic when you accidentally suck a little water down your windpipe.

Here's a very common scenario: Wave 1 might get in their eyes, so they stop treading with their arms while trying to clear the water off their face...They can't see and they're now floating lower in the water, using more energy, and breathing deeper as they tread with their feet only. Wave 2 and 3 disorient them more. The next thing you know they suck a little water down their windpipe and panic sets in. After that it's only a matter of time if they can't keep their composure and pull themselves out of it.

Heck, I saw a bangin hot 25ish year old girl get in trouble 5' from the boat a few years back. When people get tired things go downhill faster than you'd think.

[Edited on June 24, 2011 at 3:27 PM. Reason : s]

6/24/2011 3:21:50 PM

REVENGE OF SHARKTOPUS JR

6/24/2011 3:32:27 PM

hahah Yall is clownin

6/24/2011 3:33:34 PM

^in response to Skack

Yes Americans are obese. They're fat lazy lard-assed that should have been culled as the weak for decades now. Natural selection will eventually catch up to the fat, lazy, junkfood, fastfood eating couch potato cottage cheese assed fluff-monkeys.....i just hope they don't procreate first....

in my hometown a 51 yr old 400 lb woman just died of kidney failure and it made the paper like it was a fucking disaster. Thousands of people drowning in japan because of a tsunami...disaster material...400 lb woman dies of kidney failure....wtf is the surprise here...? grrr at stupid ppl...

[Edited on June 25, 2011 at 2:38 AM. Reason : heh....week=/= weak...must proofread and spellcheck ITT]

6/25/2011 2:37:15 AM

^In the words of Edmund Spencer, Please return from whence ye came.

6/25/2011 2:42:14 AM

I can't tread water or float for shit so no it's not something anyone can do it's a skill

It's why I wear a life jacket if I'm on any boat

6/25/2011 2:44:12 AM

Quote :

"Not the best lake-going vessel... Looks more suited for a kiddie pool."

Lake Wheeler is pretty small and the place where both dudes boats were found are pretty darn close to shore. One was supposedly under the bridge which is ridiculously close.

6/25/2011 8:00:35 AM

Between reoccurring absurd bacteria levels and mystery drownings I will NEVER visit Lake Wheeler. Didn't one kid's face get nearly ate off from the inside of his nasal cavity by some weird anaerobic bacteria from there a while back?

[Edited on June 25, 2011 at 8:15 AM. Reason : /]

6/25/2011 8:08:05 AM