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Trinidad Citizens Hurt Boating Accident - Trinidad, Tobago / Caribbean - Posted: 29th Aug, 2009 - 12:05am
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Trinidad: Us Citizens Hurt In Boating Accident
Trinidad: US Citizens Hurt In Boating Accident
A drunk off duty soldier apparently slams into a boat hurting a mother and child. The child lost her left arm, the mother is in and out of a coma. Again thanks to vice in Trinidad another person suffers,
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My gosh! Poor people! According to this family there were MORE than one person in the other boat and they were all apparently intoxicated. *shaking head* I hope they can recover soon, my heart and prayers go to this family at this time of need.
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An update on this: Paige Welch, the 13 year old whose arm was severed had it reattached, but she is being flown to the US for specialized treatment. So far nothing new on the drunk(s) involved.
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We need to get the news from a different source, probably from the US when she goes back. Local journalists are not pressing investigators. They just get what they can on the surface.
Post Date: 23rd Aug, 2009 - 8:23pm / Post ID: #
Accident Boating Hurt Citizens Trinidad
Name: Clarke
Comments: I am the father to Paige [Unverified]. She is in the U.S. Being treated at a world known hospital. I promise that I will comment once things are calmer. As I stated to the Newsday paper, I would not comment to anyone until my wife has left Trinidad.
Thank you for all the concerns.
Trinidad: Us Citizens Hurt In Boating Accident
Thanks for updating us. I look forward to your detailed reply of exactly what happened once your wife is back in the US and what the authorities are doing to resolve this matter.
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According to the Trinidad Express, Page's arm could NOT be reattached and I am guessing that's the reason she is now in the US. Her father was supposed to speak to the Media but it seems that after finding out that doctors could not reattach the child's arm, he decided not to talk to the media.
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| AN AMERICAN family still does not know what will happen next concerning the investigation into the boating accident which left a teenager with a severed limb and her mother and cousin severely injured. On Sunday, a pirogue operated by a Trinidad and Tobago regiment private collided with a kayak in Scotland Bay. The incident left American citizens Racquel Welch, 40; her daughter, Paige Welch, 13; and her nephew, Lance Aqui, 23, hospitalised up to yesterday afternoon. Aqui's father, Donald Aqui, who gave his son the kayak as a Christmas gift several years ago, yesterday expressed regret that he could not have been there to help them. "I feel responsible because I should have been there," Aqui said outside Medical Associates in St Joseph yesterday where he was visiting his relatives. The news about his relatives was not promising. The Express was told doctors were still attempting to reattach Paige Welch's left arm while her mother, who is diabetic, was ailing with a serious back injury and shattered bones in the left arm. Paige's father, Clarke Welch, who flew in on Monday afternoon, initially agreed to give a statement to the media yesterday, but declined to speak to the media after some media houses reported that his daughter's left hand could not be reattached. The Express understands he hopes to fly his family back to the US for further medical treatment. Lance Aqui also remained under the watchful eyes of doctors as they monitored a deep slash he received near to his heel. "Yesterday, he was complaining of fever, and when there is fever, there is the possibility that there may be an infection," said Donald Aqui, who lives on Monos Island. Aqui told the Express he visited Scotland Bay, the scene of the accident yesterday. He was guided by the Coast Guard along the route the pirogue may have taken during the incident. Aqui, who also owns a pirogue, questioned the awareness and responsibility of the operator of the boat, particularly after his son stated there was a second man on the bow of the pirogue. "There is no way he could not have seen the kayak due to the calmness of the water in that bay; a styrofoam cup would stand out from 200 feet away," said Aqui, who added that small boats like kayaks are generally given similar preferences on the sea that cyclists get on roadways.... |
Trinidad Citizens Hurt Boating Accident
I was hearing this theory that maybe the locals didn't want them in that area for some reason. Maybe there was something stashed there or whatever? Unless they were high on something more than just rum. I have seen people with alcohol in their system but they couldn't be that incoherent, especially since there were two of them.
Post Date: 29th Aug, 2009 - 12:05am / Post ID: #
Trinidad Citizens Hurt Boating Accident Trinidad & Tobago / Caribbean
Name: Kbs
Comments: I am surprised that not more has been heard about this case. This is a tragic accident that did not need to happen. How come there is no name of the person who hit these people? Is he connected somehow to the government? This person I heard was drunk and sped off after hitting these people - why haven't any charges been set against him. He has altered this little girls life forever! Why is there not more of an outcry?
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