6-year-old girl dies after mother accidentally struck her with a boat propeller in Arizona
6-year-old girl dies after mother accidentally struck her with a boat propeller in Arizona
The parents realized their child was in the water and that her leg had been amputated by the boat's propeller, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
The parents realized their child was in the water and that her leg had been amputated by the boat's propeller, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
That's no news, that's a sad information about a sad accident that makes me and everyone more sad. It's in no way relevant for anyone other then the family, it doesn't help to prevent further accident nor could anything be improved based on this information.
This was in Arizona and I live in Germany, if the internet keeps going to inform me about every tragedy on this glob I'm soon going to be one of them...
63I disagree about it not helping to prevent at all. It's a form of awareness of the serious dangers involved with boating. If even one person reads this and implements increased scrutiny while boating, that's a good thing.
17You really need an article about a dead child to remind you that a fast spinning metal propeller can be dangerous?
Aren't there hundreds of warning signs with information just like that labeled on everything in the U.S.? Don't you need some license or at least an instruction lesson to opperae a boat? Wouldn't an article about boat safety in general be much more helpful than a story about a dead child?
Okay, one person on a boat is now more aware of the danger while ten people around the world are one step closer to mental breakdown and depression.
This article wasn't written to help anyone, it was written to generate traffic by triggering empathy and compassion. It's click bait.
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The problem is that things which are local news gain emotional traction and spread beyond usefulness. When I lived (and boated) in Washington State, a series of boating accidents involving teenagers led to a state law requiring licenses to operate powered vessels and new safety regulations. The local coverage of those accidents was helpful and likely necessary to change the laws.
This article should be seen by people in Arizona so they can make decisions about their safety regulations. Unfortunately, it gets indexed and pushed beyond its relevance.
13People in Arizona drive into flooded roads and die. Arizonans don’t so water so well…
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what a horrible way to die.
15That poor kid. That’s so awful.
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