Lake George (Warren),NY-Overturned Boat 10-2-05

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Date: 10-02-05

Time:1500hrs

Location: Lake George- I/A/O Green Harbor. Staging at Hearthstone Point X Cramer Dock Rd.

Frequency: N/A

Units Operating: Lake George FD, Bolton FD, Queensbury FD, Warren County Sheriff's, NYS Parks Police, NYSP; All 13 regional EMS agencies including-Lake George EMS, Bolton EMS, Bay Ridge EMS, Glens Falls EMS, Empire EMS.

Description of Incident: A 40FT tour boat, the Ethan Allen has capsized with 49 senior citizens on board.

Writer: Firefighter57, Truck4

1500hrs- Numerous calls for an overturned sight-seeing boat near Green Harbor.

1505hrs- LGPD on scene from shore confirming. M/A req. numerous marine units, dive teams, EMS. Civilian boats already on scene removing people from water.

1515hrs- LGPD units on scene with Marine unit and on private vessels reporting numerous people in water as well as submerged. Vessel is submerged.

1521hrs- All units are advised to stage at Hearthstone Point X State Park. Divers are entering water. FD req. multiple medivacs to scene. (1) victim removed in cardiac arrest ATT. Glens Falls hospital advised to set up for M.C.I.

1540hrs- (6) Medivacs req. and enroute.

1545hrs- Divers have vessel on bottom in 70-feet of water and marked off. Water temp 68 degrees.

1700hrs- Confirmed 19 people dead, 49 people in total on board. All passengers accounted for.

1838Hrs- 21 confirmed dead. Reports state that "Ethan Allen" was overturned by the wake of a larger passing vessel. NYS Parks Police investigating.

Edited October 3, 2005 by Truck4