31 Jupiter ends up teetering on seawall....oops

[JupiterSunsation]

The Lake Worth Inlet is as straight forward as it can get, wide, straight and 40 ft+ deep. BTW the inlet is about 6-8 houses from Rush Limbaugh's mansion. Can't figure this guy out:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2009/09/22/0922boatwreck.html Link has pics......

PALM BEACH — A boat driver was found wandering in some Palm Beacher's backyard before dawn this morning after his boat plowed into the south jetty of the Lake Worth Inlet, according to Palm Beach Police.

The pair were taken to local hospitals with head injuries, Coast Guard officials confirmed this morning.

A Good Samaritan out for early morning fishing alerted the Coast Guard about 4:50 a.m. Tuesday, asking for medical assistance.

The man, 40-year-old Lance Branford of Riviera Beach, was spotted near East Inlet Road after someone called to report a suspicious person in the area, according to information distributed by the police department.

Investigators determined Branford was driving a 31-foot boat that had crashed into the jetty, ejecting both Branford and his unidentified female passenger.

The passenger was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center. Branford went to Good Samaritan. Neither were seriously injured.

The circumstances surrounding the crash are now under investigation, Palm Beach police report.

 

[rchevelle71]

I would hate to see what would have happened if he tried Boynton Inlet, Palm Beach is cake done it in a 21 bowrider many times??

 

[JupiterSunsation]

I would hate to see what would have happened if he tried Boynton Inlet, Palm Beach is cake done it in a 21 bowrider many times??

We snorkel that south jetty on the ocean side on any flat weekends......Usually 10-20 boats out there all day. He had some big boulders to jump to get up that high on the seawall. BTW that sea wall is 6+ ft thick, more like a wide sidewalk. Capt Bud Weiser and co captain 8ball were at the wheel for sure at 4 am.......