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Missing ex-South Carolina QB found alive on kayak in Gulf of Mexico

Posted on 3/29/24 at 1:26 pm
Posted by JetDawg
Los Angeles, California
Member since Oct 2020
7306 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 1:26 pm
Chris Smelley played for the Gamecocks for 3 seasons..... LINK

Posted by DirtyCreekBottoms
Member since Mar 2024
826 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 1:28 pm to
Imagine taking that tiny thing out into the open blue not knowing what's underneath you at any given time. Glad he's safe.

I've had a few scary encounters in the sea.

A lot of people underestimate how unpredictable it is out there imo just because of their love for the water.
Posted by Serraneaux
South of 30a
Member since Mar 2014
19820 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 1:30 pm to
Whew….great news.

If the current and/or winds are strong it can be difficult to get back in. I often go to the second sand bar or maybe a little beyond. One day it was really hard to get back in. Things look closer than they really are.
This post was edited on 3/29/24 at 1:32 pm
Posted by Tuscaloosa
11x Award Winning SECRant user
Member since Dec 2011
46685 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 1:31 pm to
3 page long thread from yesterday

LINK
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
Member since Jun 2011
68601 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 1:33 pm to
Wow. Did not expect that good news when it was first reported he was missing.

I can’t imagine what it was like being out there at night.
This post was edited on 3/29/24 at 1:34 pm
Posted by TTOWN RONMON
Member since Oct 2023
501 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 2:18 pm to
He more than likely got taken out by the tide, lucky they found him in time.
Posted by Beachbum87
Las Vegas
Member since Oct 2022
1977 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 2:25 pm to
quote:

He more than likely got taken out by the tide, lucky they found him in time.


The article literally says he was pushed out by the wind.
Posted by PanhandleDawg
Navarre Beach, FL
Member since Mar 2011
5448 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 2:29 pm to
The Rip Currents have been hell this month but one should be fine in a kayak. I just pray for the Spring Break folks every year to be educated before they venture into the Gulf.
Posted by Croot
Member since Aug 2013
4144 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 2:31 pm to
quote:


He more than likely got taken out by the tide, lucky they found him in time.


thank dawg Saban's gone
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
24066 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 2:46 pm to
Posted by Crimson K
Tuscaloosa
Member since Dec 2018
4632 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 3:15 pm to
Fun fact for the Dawgs. Chris went to the same high school here in Tuscaloosa as former UGA and soon to be NFL CB Kamari Lassiter.
Posted by FootballFrenzy
Member since Oct 2023
1393 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 3:16 pm to
That's a relief. Praise God.
Posted by Lsutigerturner
Member since Dec 2016
5835 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 3:24 pm to
Need the inreach or hand icom any tune you go in the water imo
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
American southerner
Member since Nov 2013
35959 posts
Posted on 3/29/24 at 4:51 pm to
pretty good interview from him on local TV online
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