PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - Several boats created some big wakes in the Willamette River on Sunday causing one boat to sink, and it was all caught on camera.
A woman, who did not want to be identified, told FOX 12 that boats that were part of the "Trump Boat Parade" were going fast and creating choppy waters in the Willamette.
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said two waves swamped a small boat at one point, causing it to sink.
"It was shocking how fast all of the Trump boats were going through the city. The wakes coming from the Trump parade overtook this boat that did not seem to be connected to the parade. The boat began to sink quickly and the family struggled to stay on the boat and call for help," said the woman who caught the incident on camera. "As a bystander, it seemed careless and unsafe. I hope this family is okay and these videos can help them and bring awareness to others."
Video provided to FOX 12 shows other boaters helping people in the river.
The sheriff's office said eight people were onboard at the time and were rescued by other boaters before River Patrol deputies arrived.
No injuries were reported.
The sheriff's office believes the boat that sank was not connected to the Trump parade.
There will be no further investigation into the incident, according to the sheriff's office.
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Oh wow..sure..blame this all on Trump and Trump supporters. If one is paying attention out on the water, whoever was steering the boat that sunk, could have easily avoided the situation. Were the other boats careless and thoughtless in going too fast? Possibly..but that's a huge body of water, and it's up to the skipper of that boat to move well out of the way. He should have seen that mess coming, and moved well out of danger before the boats were on them. But that's ok..go ahead and blame Trump..because..liberal infested Portland.
Nice Headline Fox get the people all riled up..... You liberals are so petty it's sickening!
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If you notice the boats “rescuing” the other boat had Trump, US flags and DTOM flags clearly see it on the third picture. So the people who rescued them were part of the Trump parade, funny how that isn’t mentioned anywhere in the story. So the boat sinking had nothing to do with having 8 large people on a small craft, but everything to do with the parade...but the rescue had nothing to do with a Trump supporters. Ahh those silly libbie reporters. I wonder how many other boats sank...jet skis...kayaks?
How many life jackets on these "victims" do you guys see in the pics?
Ride into the wake you moron! No. Let us just sit there, port to the wake.
So trump swamped a overloaded boat. GOD IT WAS TOO HOT TODAY TOO DONALD!!!!!
This is indicative of what's going to happen in November! A wave of Trump supporters will sink stupid liberals!
Amen!
The manufacturer's placard on any boat is only a modest advisory limit. It's up to the operator of the boat to keep the load well below its limit, and that include all present conditions.The operators of the Titanic were certainly well qualified, but 1500+/- people still lost their lives that night. When you see unsafe behavior, be respectful but speak up about it. The Captain is still The Captain, and may have 3 beers and a tender ego on board. Be wise. Remember, the goal is to educate AND save lives.
There were not just too many people in this boat but some of them were larger people. I'm surprised they even made it that far from shore. Obviously it was done on purpose to blame Trump supporters. Even for liberals that is stupid.
[thumbup] You took the words out of my mouth! Small boat and big people = Disaster
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Staged...totally staged.
"Unidentified" leftist activists who picked up intel about this event by trolling the internet, made sure their deliberately overloaded boat was close enough to the parade to cause its own swamping.
And why weren't these "victims" cited for unsafe operation of a watercraft in a busy channel?
HaHahahaaaaa, you cant fix stupid.
Wonder if this "Karen" has ever called the mayor's office about antifa and BLM destroying Portland. Bet not - but gets all worked up about a boat that was overloaded and shouldn't have been in the river to begin with. Liberal mentality.
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Way overloaded and not enough life jackets, but sure, blame Trump
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Yeah, Trump's fault. The boat was overloaded. You're pathetic.
Did they have 8 life jackets on board?
The white guy with the big back didn't have one on, neither did Olive Oil.
But hey, what's a few citations between friends. DA says no property was damaged. I'd think the Governor more concerned, with the tax on vessels, even the loss of one could create a budget shortfall.
Yeah, and I'm sure that no other boats on the Willamette have ever gone "fast" and created "big wakes" in the entire history of this river. To associate this boat sinking with the "Trump parade" is really just an effort by more Trump haters to pin something on him, and his supporters, that is not true at all.
Can't fix stupid and it was stupid overloading the boat.
Side note
The boat sank because the vessel is rated for four people. The lines were too low even for lake traversing. Have over two people more than a vessels' rating is ticketable and the skipper would be forced to remove the extra passengers.
Relax Karen.
later it was discovered that the weight capacity was exceeded for that particular boat.
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