River trip today ends like Deliverance....?

[DragonGunner]

Well...without all the drama. Son dropped me off at Laketon Eel River and floated down to St. Rd. 15 where he was to drop off my truck. Great trip and saw bald eagle, the crane a farmer got stuck in river 8 months ago that looks like its there to stay. Stop by a island and had cookout of deer stew and biscuits, then nap in hammock. Then got down to St. Rd. 15 and pulled up kayak and went to get my truck and met the Wabash Sheriff and a deputy asking if that was my blue truck.....yes....when did I park it there? I said I didn't, my son did. (At this point always deflect blame towards another, the son is expendable at this point). When did my son park it there? This is your truck? You have ID on you? Where is your son now? At this point I'm wondering what my son did with my truck. Then asked if I know anything about that blue car by my truck about 15 yds away. They said they need to talk to my son. I said he lives just over there I can call him.....so at this point I'm throwing my son under the bus and hitting reverse...LOL. I called and said he needs to come down, Sheriff wants to talk to him about something, my son says ok and Sheriff tells him he's not in trouble......ya right. I wanted to yell "run!!!" into the speaker phone...LOL. So I hung up wondering still what my son did...thats when the Sheriff said there was a dead body in the car.....yikes.....all I could say was, are you serious !!??? They just wanted to know how long the car with body had been there. I told him he knew my son....he was the one awhile back that did a citizen arrest and held a fugitive at gun point that was armed with 2 handguns on him, my son got the draw on him 1st. He said he sure did know him. My son arrived and got all cleared then told my son about the dead body. The car had been there when he got there. Thats all I know and didn't ask any questions figuring they wouldn't answer at this point. Son showed up with his Glock on him and I had mine concealed. Nobody cared. Shook hands with the Sheriff and that was the end of the trip and story.

 

[deo62]

We usually start at 15 and go to Chili or Roann. Never thought of trouble at that access point.

 

[printcraft]

Yer suppose to sink em, not leave em in a car.

 

[deo62]

Yer suppose to sink em, not leave em in a car.

That crane looks like a good place to stash one

 

[BigRed]

One of my favorite scenes.

 

[BigRed]

 

[jwamplerusa]

Yer suppose to sink em, not leave em in a car.

SSS...

 

[Expat]

I thought I heard some banjo music playing... but now I feel a little let down...

 

[DragonGunner]

I thought I heard some banjo music playing... but now I feel a little let down...

Ever seen anything like this on the Wabash or Ohio rivers....? LOL. If I remember right you work those rivers.

 

[DragonGunner]

Found out the guys name but didn't know him. Was told it was suicide. Dang.....wish I could of met him, to see if I could of helped. Wish he hd talked to someone. Life can get you down and out, but thats just not a good way to leave this world. Talk to someone, people are around to help and listen.....life can be like a movie, don't walk out on it, it may have a better ending than you think so hang around to find out otherwise you will never know how things can change.

 

[yetti462]

I thought this kinda stuff happened down here. I guess Northern Indiana is no better.

 

[bobjones223]

Well...without all the drama. Son dropped me off at Laketon Eel River and floated down to St. Rd. 15 where he was to drop off my truck. Great trip and saw bald eagle, the crane a farmer got stuck in river 8 months ago that looks like its there to stay. Stop by a island and had cookout of deer stew and biscuits, then nap in hammock. Then got down to St. Rd. 15 and pulled up kayak and went to get my truck and met the Wabash Sheriff and a deputy asking if that was my blue truck.....yes....when did I park it there? I said I didn't, my son did. (At this point always deflect blame towards another, the son is expendable at this point). When did my son park it there? This is your truck? You have ID on you? Where is your son now? At this point I'm wondering what my son did with my truck. Then asked if I know anything about that blue car by my truck about 15 yds away. They said they need to talk to my son. I said he lives just over there I can call him.....so at this point I'm throwing my son under the bus and hitting reverse...LOL. I called and said he needs to come down, Sheriff wants to talk to him about something, my son says ok and Sheriff tells him he's not in trouble......ya right. I wanted to yell "run!!!" into the speaker phone...LOL. So I hung up wondering still what my son did...thats when the Sheriff said there was a dead body in the car.....yikes.....all I could say was, are you serious !!??? They just wanted to know how long the car with body had been there. I told him he knew my son....he was the one awhile back that did a citizen arrest and held a fugitive at gun point that was armed with 2 handguns on him, my son got the draw on him 1st. He said he sure did know him. My son arrived and got all cleared then told my son about the dead body. The car had been there when he got there. Thats all I know and didn't ask any questions figuring they wouldn't answer at this point. Son showed up with his Glock on him and I had mine concealed. Nobody cared. Shook hands with the Sheriff and that was the end of the trip and story. View attachment 201335

Okay...hate to be "that" guy....but that is NOT a crane it is an excavator.

And honestly worth around $100K. If I was a betting man it is probably stolen. Better to leave it in the river than draw attention trying to get it out. If the legal owner got it into that situation they would have gotten it out.

Happens more often than people think. We have had them go "missing" on a few occasions.

 

[cobber]

Never get out of the boat.

 

[1nderbeard]

thought you said without the drama....

 

[Expat]

Ever seen anything like this on the Wabash or Ohio rivers....? LOL. If I remember right you work those rivers.

I hang out on the Elkhart waiting for unsuspecting canoers....

 

[cobber]

Well...without all the drama. Son dropped me off at Laketon Eel River and floated down to St. Rd. 15 where he was to drop off my truck. Great trip and saw bald eagle, the crane a farmer got stuck in river 8 months ago that looks like its there to stay. Stop by a island and had cookout of deer stew and biscuits, then nap in hammock. Then got down to St. Rd. 15 and pulled up kayak and went to get my truck and met the Wabash Sheriff and a deputy asking if that was my blue truck.....yes....when did I park it there? I said I didn't, my son did. (At this point always deflect blame towards another, the son is expendable at this point). When did my son park it there? This is your truck? You have ID on you? Where is your son now? At this point I'm wondering what my son did with my truck. Then asked if I know anything about that blue car by my truck about 15 yds away. They said they need to talk to my son. I said he lives just over there I can call him.....so at this point I'm throwing my son under the bus and hitting reverse...LOL. I called and said he needs to come down, Sheriff wants to talk to him about something, my son says ok and Sheriff tells him he's not in trouble......ya right. I wanted to yell "run!!!" into the speaker phone...LOL. So I hung up wondering still what my son did...thats when the Sheriff said there was a dead body in the car.....yikes.....all I could say was, are you serious !!??? They just wanted to know how long the car with body had been there. I told him he knew my son....he was the one awhile back that did a citizen arrest and held a fugitive at gun point that was armed with 2 handguns on him, my son got the draw on him 1st. He said he sure did know him. My son arrived and got all cleared then told my son about the dead body. The car had been there when he got there. Thats all I know and didn't ask any questions figuring they wouldn't answer at this point. Son showed up with his Glock on him and I had mine concealed. Nobody cared. Shook hands with the Sheriff and that was the end of the trip and story. View attachment 201335

And why didn’t Barney cut to the chase and tell you what was going on, rather than play the 20 questions interrogation game?

 

[Leadeye]

Never get out of the boat.

Absolutely *** **** right, unless you were going all the way.

 

[Cameramonkey]

And why didn’t Barney cut to the chase and tell you what was going on, rather than play the 20 questions interrogation game?

They want you to open your baconhole and say something incriminating.

 

[DragonGunner]

Okay...hate to be "that" guy....but that is NOT a crane it is an excavator.

And honestly worth around $100K. If I was a betting man it is probably stolen. Better to leave it in the river than draw attention trying to get it out. If the legal owner got it into that situation they would have gotten it out.

Happens more often than people think. We have had them go "missing" on a few occasions.

We know who the farmer is, its his and he drove it out there....not sure what he thought he was going to do. DNR doesn't seem to care. He is so far away from where he went in I don't see anyway getting it out now or how they would. Maybe a insurance claim.....LOL.

 

[femurphy77]

That crane looks like a good place to stash one

Crane died before we, er, "they" could pin the body under the treads.



Excuse me, EXCAVATOR!