Posted on 04/03/2009 10:08:09 PM PDT by Texas Eagle
LONG BEACH — A deckhand on a charter boat choked to death after he accidentally swallowed a bait fish in front of elementary school students on a fishing trip along the breakwater, authorities said Tuesday. Jeff Twaddle, 54, of Huntington Beach was a deckhand on the Gale Force, a charter boat that operates fishing trips out of Rainbow Harbor and San Pedro, said Capt. Dan Salas, the boat's owner.
Los Angeles County Coroner's Lt. Fred Corral said Twaddle's death was ruled accidental.
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Those kids learned an invaluable lesson.
nice going kids, you killed the deckhand.
Paging Dr. Heimlich...
PETA headline would read: Revenge of the Seakitten
twad·dle intr.v. twad·dled, twad·dling, twad·dles. To talk foolishly; prate. n. Foolish, trivial, or idle talk or chatter.
I don’t see him as being a Darwin Award nominee. He was in his 50’s and had already likely had children. He was cutting up with some kids and choked to death on a fish. A freak accident and nothing more. Condolences to his family and friends as well as the children who witnessed this.
This is a story that’s hard to swallow. I’ll take the bait...what’s the punchline?
“nice going kids, you killed the deckhand.”
When a child wants to know, what is rain, tell them it is God crying.
When they ask, why is God crying, tell them it is because of all the evil things the brat has done.
good ol jack handy
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