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[h=2]After reading the debate on portable generators I thought I would post another real world hazard. My wife and I witnessed this tragedy from our boat at this marina in August. Electricity leaks and fresh water are very hazardous. Just a couple of young men taking a swim on a hot day....this still haunts me. Please think twice about jumping in at a marina on a hot day...the signs are there for a reason. This is a fairly common occurance.
Family sues seeking $50M in man's marina death[/h]Sept. 15, 2011, 6:33 p.m. EDT
Traverse City Record-Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The family of an 18-year-old man who died while swimming at the Clinch Park marina in Traverse City has filed a lawsuit seeking $50 million.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/q51GGZ ) Michael Knudsen's family says it wants to prevent similar deaths with the lawsuit Wednesday against the city and others.
Mayor Chris Bzdok says the death is a tragedy that needs investigation.
Knudsen died Aug. 15 after he swam off a dock with a friend who reported getting a shock. Marina employees cut power to the dock before Knudsen was pulled from the water. A preliminary autopsy listed the cause of death for the Mancelona man as a combination of electric shock and drowning.
City documents show two separate breaks in an electric power line leaked electricity into the water
Family sues seeking $50M in man's marina death[/h]Sept. 15, 2011, 6:33 p.m. EDT
Traverse City Record-Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The family of an 18-year-old man who died while swimming at the Clinch Park marina in Traverse City has filed a lawsuit seeking $50 million.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/q51GGZ ) Michael Knudsen's family says it wants to prevent similar deaths with the lawsuit Wednesday against the city and others.
Mayor Chris Bzdok says the death is a tragedy that needs investigation.
Knudsen died Aug. 15 after he swam off a dock with a friend who reported getting a shock. Marina employees cut power to the dock before Knudsen was pulled from the water. A preliminary autopsy listed the cause of death for the Mancelona man as a combination of electric shock and drowning.
City documents show two separate breaks in an electric power line leaked electricity into the water