JACKET IF YOU'RE
GOING OUT ON A
BOAT. BUT THERE'S
SOMETHING ELSE
YOU SHOULDN'T BE
WITHOUT.
DOUBLE BOX
KRIS SIX NEWS
REPORTER JEREMIAH
MARSHALL JOIN US
LIVE FROM THE
LAWRENCE STREET
WITH THE STORY.
LIVE REM FULL
JEREMIAH
KATIA, WE'RE THE
BOAT KILL SWITCH.
IT CONNECTS THE
BOAT OPERATOR TO
THE BOAT IGNITION,
IF YOU FALL OFF THE
BOAT... THE ENGINE
GOES DEAD. JUST
THIS WEEK, FOUR
AREA BOATERS
LEARNED THE HARD
WAY HOW
IMPORTANT A KILL
SWITCH CAN BE.
PKG
JEREMIAH
SOT
ANDREW T. DOWD, I shouldn't
have been out there
ANDREW DOWD HAD
TO BE RESCUED BY
THE COAST GUARD
SUNDAY AFTER A
WAVE KNOCKED HIM
OUT OF HIS BOAT
JUST OFF PORT
ARANSAS. HE WENT
BOATING WITHOUT
TWO IMPORTANT
PIECES OF SAFETY
EQUIPMENT.
SOT
ANDREW T. DOWD, have a life
jacket on and a little thing
tied to
you so the boat will shut off.
THAT LITTLE THING
DOWD MENTIONED IS
A BOAT IGNITION
KILL SWITCH. JAMES
CHADWICK WITH SEA
TOW HELPED OUT
THREE MEN WHO
FELL OFF THEIR BOAT
WEDNESDAY. HE'S
VERY FAMILIAR WITH
THE KILLL SWITCH
FEATURE WORKS.
NATSOT
sound of boat
(chadwick: so you can hear it
running)
pulls out the kill
switch
(chadwick: it shuts off all
power
to the motor, it just
disconnects
all power to the motor so the
motor dies and its dead in the
water and its not going to run
anybody over.
TEXAS GAME
WARDENS SAY
HAVING YOUR KILL
SWICH IS ONE OF
THE EASIEST SAFETY
MEASURES, KNOWING
WEATHER
CONDITIONS IS
ANOTHER SAFE
PRACTICE.
SOT
JEREMIAH MARSHALL -
JEREMIAH.MARSHALL@KRIS
TV.COM game wardens say
before you take your boat out
you
always want to keep a close eye
on the weather conditions
because high winds could lead to
rough waters and coming in
contact with the wrong wave
could lead to a dangerous
situation.
SOT
JACOB WUEHRING - BOATER I do
have the kill switch, I wear it
every time the big motor starts.
VO
LOCAL BOATER
JACOB WUEHRING
SAYS BEFORE YOU
HIT THE WATERS YOU
NEVER KNOW WHAT
COULD HAPPEN...SO
IT'S BEST TO STAY
SAFE.
SOT
JACOB WUEHRING - BOATER
some people don't wear them,
and I don't, I never understand
why it's easy it takes two
seconds
to slip it on your wrist or
attach it
to your clothing or whatever and
like I said it could save a
life
LIVE REM FULL
JEREMIAH
YOU CAN ATTACH
THE KILL SWITCH
DEVICE TO YOUR
CLOTHING OR YOUR
LIFE JACKET. THE
MAIN THING IS JUST
TO HAVE IT ON AT
ALL TIMES WHILE
YOU'RE IN THE
WATER.
DOUBLE BOX
KATIA?
KATIA
USING A KILL SWTICH
IS NOT MANDATORY
BUT A BILL THAT
WOULD CHANGE
THAT IS ON
GOVERNOR ABBOT'S
DESK WAITING FOR
HIS SIGNATURE.
