Does this seem suspicious to anyone else? - The Firearms Forum

jbmid1 · 08-21-2012, 09:55 AM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0..._hp_ref=impact

carver · 08-21-2012, 09:59 AM

A drowned body doesn't float, at least not for several days. The article doesn't say if the body was floating, or not, just that she was found under a dock. A drowned body sinks right where it's at. A current can, and will, move a drowned body, but I doubt there is much current in a lake.

jbmid1 · 08-21-2012, 10:19 AM

Good point Carver. From the story, she went swimming and was found the next morning. No talk of any search and rescue efforts. No mention of whether the family noticed she was missing, just enough info. to make me wonder.

WHSmithIV · 08-21-2012, 10:52 AM

I've known a lot of lakes with reasonable currents - enough certainly to move a body. A lake is fed by a source - be it one or more streams or underground springs and that does create a current. It doesn't have to be much to move a body some distance. West Okojobi Lake has a drainage area of a 125 sq. miles so there is definitely a current. Whether or not there was any foul play will be up to the authorities to determine.

hogger129 · 08-21-2012, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbmid1

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0..._hp_ref=impact

It's just a giant coincidence, nothing to see here.

Old Grump · 08-21-2012, 04:38 PM

Had a bad week, was probably fatigued and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if she had been drinking. I've done the same thing myself when I was younger adter a hard week or a bad day. Relax with a few brews and when I felt the buzz jumped in the lake and swam across it and back to unwind. She could have hit he head on something diving into the water or gotten a cramp, we will likely never know. I'm sorry for the family, sounds like she was a real champion.

RunningOnMT · 08-21-2012, 06:24 PM

Yes, it sounds a bit suspicious, but not enough to form any beliefs about. Of course one could speculate..... One thing that doesn't make sense is that her husband wasn't aware of when and how this happened.

cycloneman · 08-21-2012, 06:31 PM

I dont know. What i find hard to believe is that someone wasn't missing that in bed that night.

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carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,280	Re: Does this seem suspicious to anyone else? A drowned body doesn't float, at least not for several days. The article doesn't say if the body was floating, or not, just that she was found under a dock. A drowned body sinks right where it's at. A current can, and will, move a drowned body, but I doubt there is much current in a lake. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

08-21-2012, 10:19 AM	#3
jbmid1 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,077	Re: Does this seem suspicious to anyone else? Good point Carver. From the story, she went swimming and was found the next morning. No talk of any search and rescue efforts. No mention of whether the family noticed she was missing, just enough info. to make me wonder. __________________ You can't be too rich, too thin, or have too much firepower.

08-21-2012, 10:52 AM	#4
WHSmithIV Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Moore, Idaho contributor Posts: 2,628	Re: Does this seem suspicious to anyone else? I've known a lot of lakes with reasonable currents - enough certainly to move a body. A lake is fed by a source - be it one or more streams or underground springs and that does create a current. It doesn't have to be much to move a body some distance. West Okojobi Lake has a drainage area of a 125 sq. miles so there is definitely a current. Whether or not there was any foul play will be up to the authorities to determine.

08-21-2012, 04:38 PM	#6
Old Grump Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Little hut in the woods near Blue River Wisconsin Posts: 2,290	Re: Does this seem suspicious to anyone else? Had a bad week, was probably fatigued and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if she had been drinking. I've done the same thing myself when I was younger adter a hard week or a bad day. Relax with a few brews and when I felt the buzz jumped in the lake and swam across it and back to unwind. She could have hit he head on something diving into the water or gotten a cramp, we will likely never know. I'm sorry for the family, sounds like she was a real champion. __________________ "When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil."~~- Thomas Jefferson Roman Catholic, Life Member of American Legion, VFW, Wisconsin Libertarian party, Wi-FORCE, WGO, NRA, JPFO, GOA, SAFand CCRKBA

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RunningOnMT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Contributor Posts: 4,720	Re: Does this seem suspicious to anyone else? Yes, it sounds a bit suspicious, but not enough to form any beliefs about. Of course one could speculate..... One thing that doesn't make sense is that her husband wasn't aware of when and how this happened. __________________ "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"

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cycloneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7,406	Re: Does this seem suspicious to anyone else? I dont know. What i find hard to believe is that someone wasn't missing that in bed that night. __________________ Who are you going to serve today?