[ajjenkins]

When describing how the boat owner fell off his boat, the author said it could’ve happened to anyone, but it sounds like he was peeing off the side of his boat while the engine was running.

I don’t know, but that sounds pretty dumb to me.

[blackoil]

Anyone who travelled on old Indian railway can tell you one hand to hold the rod and other to hold a rod.

[akiselev]

It’s one of the leading causes of death in boating.

The leading causes of death in general aviation are the weather and running out of fuel.

Humans are pretty dumb.

[ghaff]

It's a not unheard of cause of death in the Grand Canyon as well. Someone gets up to take a pee at night (you're supposed to pee in the river), maybe they're a bit drunk, and they fall in and get swept downriver.

[hackernewds]

They fall from the grand canyon into the river? that's a gigantic fall

[ghaff]

On river trips when camping at night.

Though people have also died pretending to fall from the rim and then they actually do. (You don't normally fall all the way--the walls aren't that shear--but you fall far enough.)

[spicybright]

Being alone, not being at the controls while you're driving, dangling near the edge, not wearing a life jacket.

Just not doing one of those things would have prevented or drastically improved things.

He was even a lifeguard and served in the coast guard. It's easy to get complacent!

[evan_]

…And everyone does dumb things once in a while.