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Post by Departure Bay on Oct 30, 2017 19:10:43 GMT -8
BC Ferries Twitter and local media report that the Queen of Cowichan had a passenger overboard tonight, and the Queen of Oak Bay diverted to assist. :-( Both ferries are over an hour late.
BC Ferries staff are getting kudos on Twitter for their professionalism during the incident.
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Post by FNS on Oct 30, 2017 21:11:17 GMT -8
Why do some people do this kind of act?
Chose LIFE, folks!
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Post by Neil on Oct 30, 2017 21:31:34 GMT -8
Why do some people do this kind of act?
Chose LIFE, folks! I don't know what happened in this case. But I do understand that some conditions are so overwhelming that one makes a choice that is unimaginable to most of us. It looks like BC Ferries and first responders did everything they could to find the person. Very sad.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 31, 2017 6:38:48 GMT -8
Why do some people do this kind of act?
Chose LIFE, folks! I don't know what happened in this case. But I do understand that some conditions are so overwhelming that one makes a choice that is unimaginable to most of us. It looks like BC Ferries and first responders did everything they could to find the person. Very sad. To echo what Neil said, this choice is often irrational, which is why it is frequently linked with mental health (where the irrational can become a normal thing for the person who is suffering). So we can't judge this choice as if the person making it was able to see all the healthy options available. That person usually can only see one way out of their suffering.
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Oct 31, 2017 8:16:15 GMT -8
Some Good News: The passenger was found alive by Search and Rescue at about 10:45 last night. Her condition is unknown at this time. Woman found clinging to life ring five hours after going overboard from Nanaimo bound ferry
===== A side note: Why so quick to jump to the conclusion of this being a deliberate act of suicide? I do understand it would not be easy to accidentally go over the rail, but it's not impossible and unforeseen accidents do happen... Just sayin'...
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Post by northwesterner on Oct 31, 2017 21:35:17 GMT -8
Some Good News: The passenger was found alive by Search and Rescue at about 10:45 last night. Her condition is unknown at this time. Woman found clinging to life ring five hours after going overboard from Nanaimo bound ferry
===== A side note: Why so quick to jump to the conclusion of this being a deliberate act of suicide? I do understand it would not be easy to accidentally go over the rail, but it's not impossible and unforeseen accidents do happen... Just sayin'... I am astounded she survived 5 hours in the Strait without the effects of hypothermia ending her life.
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Post by Neil on Nov 1, 2017 18:13:15 GMT -8
Quite remarkable how a passenger by the name of Christopher Wood had the presence of mind to not only pull the fire alarm to alert crew of a problem, but also to throw a life ring overboard to mark the spot for searchers... and in the end, give the distraught woman something to keep her afloat. Odd how apparently the life ring had been seen by searchers with no one in it prior to her finally being found.
One can only hope this near death experience might be a turning point for this person.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 5, 2017 7:42:53 GMT -8
It's not very often that you get to read someone's own words about a failed attempt at suicide. Here's a story in today's Times Colonist. (ps: if you want to comment on wondering why someone would choose to end their life, you can do that on the Times Colonist website, not here. Thanks) Story here
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 5, 2017 8:10:13 GMT -8
I think the person was mistaken in believing that jumping from a ferry wouldn't be noticed, nor that she wouldn't be searched for. And search & rescue efforts are not "negative energy." The efforts of ferry crews and search&rescue were selfless and remarkable, as they always are. ------------ This article gives me insight into the complexity of people. I was wrong earlier in this thread where I assumed a mental illness.
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Post by Neil on Dec 5, 2017 10:15:59 GMT -8
I think the person was mistaken in believing that jumping from a ferry wouldn't be noticed, nor that she wouldn't be searched for. And search & rescue efforts are not "negative energy." I think it's just the opposite... she was noting the intense effort to find her, and her guilt in putting people to that trouble was the 'negative energy'.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 5, 2017 10:20:25 GMT -8
I think the person was mistaken in believing that jumping from a ferry wouldn't be noticed, nor that she wouldn't be searched for. And search & rescue efforts are not "negative energy." I think it's just the opposite... she was noting the intense effort to find her, and her guilt in putting people to that trouble was the 'negative energy'. aha, that makes more sense. Thanks for that.
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Post by northwesterner on Dec 5, 2017 22:28:19 GMT -8
It's not very often that you get to read someone's own words about a failed attempt at suicide. Here's a story in today's Times Colonist. (ps: if you want to comment on wondering why someone would choose to end their life, you can do that on the Times Colonist website, not here. Thanks) Story hereWas her expectation that suicide by hypothermia would be a comfortable and painless endeavor?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 12, 2017 11:56:09 GMT -8
Another article: Survivor meets Rescuers: from HERE
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