Former Indiana man killed at boat launch

[greg]

Anyone know this person…..RIP

Fellow Hunters Remember Eric Newman, Slain in Boat Ramp Murder-Suicide

When Eric Newman woke up on the morning of July 26, he couldn’t have imagined the tragedy that awaited him. Instead, he was probably thinking about what he loved best: spending time outdoors with his kids. He had a fishing trip planned with his family on Lake Koocanusa in northwestern Montana...

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Obituaries in Evansville, IN | Courier Press

Eric Ray Newman of Bend, Oregon, was murdered while on vacation in Eureka, Montana on July 26, 2023. While that is the heartbreakingly tragic end...

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[blain]

A family devastated because of the sickness of a stranger at a boat ramp in Montana.

 

[wingrider1800]

No shortage of nuts, they're everywhere. Probably on some type of prescription drug that manufacturers know will send a guy of the deep end and we'll never know.

 

[Jaybird1980]

What a shame. Terrible thing for those kids to deal with.

Boat ramps can really suck sometimes, of course I've also met some pretty good people at the launch also.

 

[BJHay]

Boat ramp disputes are nothing new, but most don’t end in homicide.

Seriously, boat ramp disputes are a thing? I've never met anyone unpleasant at a ramp although it's been a couple of decades since I've owned a boat. The world has changed.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Seriously, boat ramp disputes are a thing? I've never met anyone unpleasant at a ramp although it's been a couple of decades since I've owned a boat. The world has changed.

QFT

And yes disputes at the ramp are a thing. In my experience it's usually someone in a big hurry. It's also not limited to the ramps anymore, disputes on the water seem to be happening more.

 

[Ingomike]

QFT

And yes disputes at the ramp are a thing. In my experience it's usually someone in a big hurry. It's also not limited to the ramps anymore, disputes on the water seem to be happening more.

Ooor, the guy primping around his boat either getting ready to launch or retrieve while blocking the whole line of boaters waiting…

 

[Ark]

Seriously, boat ramp disputes are a thing? I've never met anyone unpleasant at a ramp although it's been a couple of decades since I've owned a boat. The world has changed.

Oh yeah. Ha. Ever watch the Miami boat ramp channel? I know it's hard to imagine at the scale of Indiana boat ramps, but once you get up to the REAL lunatic busy ramps people get nuts and all kinds of things happen.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Oh yeah. Ha. Ever watch the Miami boat ramp channel? I know it's hard to imagine at the scale of Indiana boat ramps, but once you get up to the REAL lunatic busy ramps people get nuts and all kinds of things happen.

They actually have a channel devoted to... a boat ramp?

 

[Ark]

They actually have a channel devoted to... a boat ramp?

Yes. They just set up cameras and watch and comment on boat ramp shenanigans. It's great.

 

[Mounty09]

Very sad situation.

Oh yeah. Ha. Ever watch the Miami boat ramp channel? I know it's hard to imagine at the scale of Indiana boat ramps, but once you get up to the REAL lunatic busy ramps people get nuts and all kinds of things happen.

I watch a lot of Haulover inlet videos but I haven't seen the Miami boat ramp channel. Time to check it out!

 

[Ingomike]

Oh yeah. Ha. Ever watch the Miami boat ramp channel? I know it's hard to imagine at the scale of Indiana boat ramps, but once you get up to the REAL lunatic busy ramps people get nuts and all kinds of things happen.

Absolutely! If one goes on slow days the laid back nature hides the angst of the crazy Saturday and Sunday crowds. Inconsiderate people working on their junk that will not start, going back to their car for the child’s forgotten teddy bear, etc. all while blocking the ramp. Then a clear majority have NO, did I say NO, backing skills, when they are drunk and tired it gets worse.

Late in the day when folks are drunk, tired, and hungry it get even worse than that. Never watched but I know well the ingredients that make the launch crazy…

 

[Bosshoss]

When we lived at Patoka lake I would ride the ATV a couple of miles to the boat ramp on the weekends and sit in the shade and watch the show. Some of the PRO's were actually really good at putting in and taking the boat out. The others were entertaining to say the least.

 

[Ark]

Absolutely! If one goes on slow days the laid back nature hides the angst of the crazy Saturday and Sunday crowds. Inconsiderate people working on their junk that will not start, going back to their car for the child’s forgotten teddy bear, etc. all while blocking the ramp. Then a clear majority have NO, did I say NO, backing skills, when they are drunk and tired it gets worse.

Late in the day when folks are drunk, tired, and hungry it get even worse than that. Never watched but I know well the ingredients that make the launch crazy…

The big ramps at Monroe could get pretty goofy over the 4th of July. Especially near the end of the day when everyone is sunburnt and liquored up and the wife is nagging and the kids are tired.

I loved taking our little runabout out by myself. With nobody to bug me I had that routine DOWN. Exactly how to launch, where to tie up, how to recover. Climb from the boat into the truck without getting wet. Cooler with a couple beers, drop the anchor, swim, fish, take a nap. Then blaze past all the angry dads and crying kids, trailer up in 90 seconds, and go.

 

[WebSnyper]

From the meateater link:

“I can’t imagine Eric initiated any of the controversy that ensued,” O’Casey said. “He wasn’t a hothead. He was with his son. Whatever the argument was, I’m sure Eric handled it with grace. It was a freak accident that should have never happened.”

I'm not sure how anyone categorizes this as an "accident"

will be interesting to see what comes of this part about the shooter who was later found dead in apparent suicide:

Short says Foster wasn't previously known to the department and isn't sure why he reacted so violently. Foster was on some kind of medication, and Short is waiting for toxicology reports to come back.

 

[actaeon277]

People have it so good now, that they have to get angry over stupid things.

That and less people getting their a$$ handed to them.
And the whole "It's not my fault" mentality.