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fellow detectorist drowns.
- Thread starter seeker41
- Start date
I did not know Tom personally, but he was a friend to many in the Michigan Treasure Hunters Club. I got the message about his death the other day from the former president of the club. Please pray for the family and friends.
Greg from Mi.
New member
I wonder how you can drown in 4' of water? I wonder if something else happened. Maybe a heart attack. Other wise he could just stand up.
Prayers for the family
Greg
Prayers for the family
Greg
Pete in MI
New member
Pays to wear one of those inflatible vest with the CO2 cartridge for quick inflate...I have one.
Sorry to hear. Will provide prayers for family and friends.
Sorry to hear. Will provide prayers for family and friends.
relics4plus
New member
n/t
steve in so la
Well-known member
about nearly 4 hours in the dentist's chair yesterday ! We need to keep ouir priorities in line.
I sure will pray for the family, Steve in so az
I sure will pray for the family, Steve in so az
Mike Chgo area
Well-known member
n/t
I knew Tom from the MTH club and he was a great person. I am also a technical scuba diver on a recovery dive team. I hope that we all take a few minutes and rethink our views on safety in the water. I didn't know Tom very well, but I don't think he was detecting in a new area. Water is NEVER completely safe! The minute you get comfortable is often the minute directly preceding a string of events that can easily become catastrophic. Unfortunately, Tom was not able to be saved, but it would be a crying shame if anyone else has to die because they were too proud or confident or (insert adjective of choice) to wear a life preserver of some sort. You wouldn't go sky diving without a parachute (would you?), so why wander into a body of water without a flotation device?
Even if you can't afford an inflatable, you can still find a regular foam life preserver for $20-40. You spend how much on a piece of plastic to protect the coil of your detector? Lastly, imagine this: You are detecting, and you just find a huge gold ring. as you are admiring it, a wave knocks you over and you struggle to regain your footing. In your struggle, you make squeeze your hand a little tighter just to make sure you still have that gold ring. It's still there! You are smiling, as you continue to get upright and detecting again. You are finally upright in the water, but you're confused because you are up to your shoulders in water and still not touching the bottom! You realize that you have been caught in a rip current. Your attempt to get upright was hampered by the detector, the scoop, and your holding on to the ring and now as you stare at the people on the beach getting smaller and smaller as you are being sucked out into the ocean. At this point, you decide that your life is worth the lost detector, the scoop and even the gold ring you are clutching, so you drop it. You start to swim parallel to the beach and get out of the current. Now you are out of the rip current, but as you start to swim back towards shore, you start to realize how much you struggled getting upright and how out of shape you really are. You struggle to stay calm as you try to swim towards shore praying that the next time you put your feet down they hit some sand to give you a much need break. At this point, ask yourself "How much would I be willing to pay for any life vest?"
If that doesn't quite work, think of it as an insurance policy on your detecting gear. With a life preserver, there is a better chance that you will be able to save your detector. As a bonus, you also live!
Jeff
Even if you can't afford an inflatable, you can still find a regular foam life preserver for $20-40. You spend how much on a piece of plastic to protect the coil of your detector? Lastly, imagine this: You are detecting, and you just find a huge gold ring. as you are admiring it, a wave knocks you over and you struggle to regain your footing. In your struggle, you make squeeze your hand a little tighter just to make sure you still have that gold ring. It's still there! You are smiling, as you continue to get upright and detecting again. You are finally upright in the water, but you're confused because you are up to your shoulders in water and still not touching the bottom! You realize that you have been caught in a rip current. Your attempt to get upright was hampered by the detector, the scoop, and your holding on to the ring and now as you stare at the people on the beach getting smaller and smaller as you are being sucked out into the ocean. At this point, you decide that your life is worth the lost detector, the scoop and even the gold ring you are clutching, so you drop it. You start to swim parallel to the beach and get out of the current. Now you are out of the rip current, but as you start to swim back towards shore, you start to realize how much you struggled getting upright and how out of shape you really are. You struggle to stay calm as you try to swim towards shore praying that the next time you put your feet down they hit some sand to give you a much need break. At this point, ask yourself "How much would I be willing to pay for any life vest?"
If that doesn't quite work, think of it as an insurance policy on your detecting gear. With a life preserver, there is a better chance that you will be able to save your detector. As a bonus, you also live!
Jeff
scubadetector
New member
Yes he was a good friend of mine and I posted the story here on the Minelab , friends and the feedback forum. I didn't want to spam all the forums so I only posted it on 3. We hunted together along with Ross the webmaster from my other site and Randy who is a good friend also.
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,765559
Here is the story. Yes there is more too it and it is still being investigated. I was going to head to Caseville to help but haven't yet. Autopsy reslults will not be back for probably 4 weeks. Nothing abnormal shows as of yet.
Tom will be missed a lot by his friends and his family. He picked up an item out of my junk collection and saw a Nazis emblem on it through the caked on junk. We cleaned it and found out that I had a WW2 German wound badge I found in a lake and I didn't know it. He helped everyone that asked for help.
It is indeed a sad loss. Myself and the others that have detected Caseville think he tried one of Ross's stunts and bounced with his scoop to the second sand bar where the boats all hang out. BUT this is all speculation. A key piece of evidence is still missing.
This is my first time back to this forum after the fallout and I am a bit uneasy here. I do know that is my problem and sooner or later I have to deal with it.
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,765559
Here is the story. Yes there is more too it and it is still being investigated. I was going to head to Caseville to help but haven't yet. Autopsy reslults will not be back for probably 4 weeks. Nothing abnormal shows as of yet.
Tom will be missed a lot by his friends and his family. He picked up an item out of my junk collection and saw a Nazis emblem on it through the caked on junk. We cleaned it and found out that I had a WW2 German wound badge I found in a lake and I didn't know it. He helped everyone that asked for help.
It is indeed a sad loss. Myself and the others that have detected Caseville think he tried one of Ross's stunts and bounced with his scoop to the second sand bar where the boats all hang out. BUT this is all speculation. A key piece of evidence is still missing.
This is my first time back to this forum after the fallout and I am a bit uneasy here. I do know that is my problem and sooner or later I have to deal with it.
A
Anonymous
Guest
So sorry to hear about the loss of your friend but glad to have you posting on the CMD Forum again! Please forgive all the troubles we had on here and post as often as you can! I personally miss hearing about your diving expeditions and what goodies you find! Remember, time heals all wounds! Our forum has been disrupted before and most likely will be again, as satan loves to stir up the Christians and cause trouble! Our brothers and sisters are here to uplift, encourage and help one another and not tear down! May we post in the will of God and help those who need help! 
God Bless!
Betty
God Bless!
Betty