Mark Gross
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First I want to thank all of you who took the time to e-mail me get-wells.
Know to explain exactly what happened and were I've been the last several month's for those of you who have asked.
In Oct.I took to the river with a party who showed interest in buying my 901.I put in on the Saint Croix river.I took it out first to let her warm and run her through the paces.With everything being a 100% I turned it over to the person.
We had spoke earlier and he had spent a lot of time on the river with his rig though it was smaller than the 901.
It was an absolutly beautiful day at 70* Fall was in the air water temp. 60* I sat back in the passengers seat as he brought it up on plain I was just about to say something about a small fish&sky who's wake we were about to cross but then I figured it shouldn't be a problem....
That was the last ,very last thing I remember seeing for two weeks.The last thing that I remember hearing was the EMT'S talking about the best way to extract me from the bout and were to land the helicopter.
I should mention at this point that I have no memory of anything and I mean anything from that point on for about two weeks. The rest is all based on witness accounts.
Witness account of two good men in a RANGER who were very close buy at the time of the accident had this to say; My boat was traveling at approx.55mpg (rivers max limit)under estimated buy 10 or so miles probably.We came off a large swell from a cuiser that had passed earlier.The boat was 4to6 ft.in the air and the driver was higher then that when he came out of the boat! The boat then hit the water and knifed the next wave and made a very hard left.
The guys in the RANGER told the sheriff they cut their lines before the boat even hit the water the first time because they seen what was coming. Within 40 sec.they pulled the driver out of the water and headed to my boat to check me out .They said as soon as they saw me they called 911 I was unconsious,bleeding and wedged in position upside down between the steering wheel and shifter.The motor was leaking hydraulic fluid and was trimmed all the way down.It busted up some of the interior trim with some hair line cracks were I hit.They got me back to the dock were the EMT'S were already waiting.I should say at this point that the other party was bruised a bit and wet but refussed treatment.
I guess it was the sheriff who called the house here and got my son Mike.He was home for two weeks and in his 2nd week at the time. Mike got a friend to drive him down to the ramps and took charge of the boat and truck.I was already gone. Mike ended up getting an extra weeks leave.
My wife didn't find were they took me for about 3 hours and tells me she'll never forget the look of relief on my face as she entered the door of my room in the ER .She said she was wondering why they hadn't washed the dried blood from my forehead and neck.Though I have no memory of it she said I ask her to get me a wet washcloth,and I washed myself .
The final toll was 8 broken ribs all on the right ,broken left jaw,traic,concussion with head injuries,broken teeth,dislocated shoulder with torn ligiments on the right, muscle and nerve damage on right,surgery on my lung twice through the back on right. I lost three liters of blood from the lung puncture,all together they put 7 holes in me and around 80 staples.Damaged the nerves in my right hand badly luckily I'm left handed hahaha..
I spent 30 days in the hospital mostly in the ICU then REHAB.I had the jaw wired for 12 weeks.I spend atleast 3to4 days a week in rehab.OT,PT and regular appt.with 6 of my doctors all together.I take no less than 12 pills 3 times a day.My short memory is not what it should be, and at times I trip, become disoriented not to mention sleeping have the day........ hey!! I think I might be cured.HAHAHA
All in all I might make spring spawn !!
Mark<sc
Know to explain exactly what happened and were I've been the last several month's for those of you who have asked.
In Oct.I took to the river with a party who showed interest in buying my 901.I put in on the Saint Croix river.I took it out first to let her warm and run her through the paces.With everything being a 100% I turned it over to the person.
We had spoke earlier and he had spent a lot of time on the river with his rig though it was smaller than the 901.
It was an absolutly beautiful day at 70* Fall was in the air water temp. 60* I sat back in the passengers seat as he brought it up on plain I was just about to say something about a small fish&sky who's wake we were about to cross but then I figured it shouldn't be a problem....
That was the last ,very last thing I remember seeing for two weeks.The last thing that I remember hearing was the EMT'S talking about the best way to extract me from the bout and were to land the helicopter.
I should mention at this point that I have no memory of anything and I mean anything from that point on for about two weeks. The rest is all based on witness accounts.
Witness account of two good men in a RANGER who were very close buy at the time of the accident had this to say; My boat was traveling at approx.55mpg (rivers max limit)under estimated buy 10 or so miles probably.We came off a large swell from a cuiser that had passed earlier.The boat was 4to6 ft.in the air and the driver was higher then that when he came out of the boat! The boat then hit the water and knifed the next wave and made a very hard left.
The guys in the RANGER told the sheriff they cut their lines before the boat even hit the water the first time because they seen what was coming. Within 40 sec.they pulled the driver out of the water and headed to my boat to check me out .They said as soon as they saw me they called 911 I was unconsious,bleeding and wedged in position upside down between the steering wheel and shifter.The motor was leaking hydraulic fluid and was trimmed all the way down.It busted up some of the interior trim with some hair line cracks were I hit.They got me back to the dock were the EMT'S were already waiting.I should say at this point that the other party was bruised a bit and wet but refussed treatment.
I guess it was the sheriff who called the house here and got my son Mike.He was home for two weeks and in his 2nd week at the time. Mike got a friend to drive him down to the ramps and took charge of the boat and truck.I was already gone. Mike ended up getting an extra weeks leave.
My wife didn't find were they took me for about 3 hours and tells me she'll never forget the look of relief on my face as she entered the door of my room in the ER .She said she was wondering why they hadn't washed the dried blood from my forehead and neck.Though I have no memory of it she said I ask her to get me a wet washcloth,and I washed myself .
The final toll was 8 broken ribs all on the right ,broken left jaw,traic,concussion with head injuries,broken teeth,dislocated shoulder with torn ligiments on the right, muscle and nerve damage on right,surgery on my lung twice through the back on right. I lost three liters of blood from the lung puncture,all together they put 7 holes in me and around 80 staples.Damaged the nerves in my right hand badly luckily I'm left handed hahaha..
I spent 30 days in the hospital mostly in the ICU then REHAB.I had the jaw wired for 12 weeks.I spend atleast 3to4 days a week in rehab.OT,PT and regular appt.with 6 of my doctors all together.I take no less than 12 pills 3 times a day.My short memory is not what it should be, and at times I trip, become disoriented not to mention sleeping have the day........ hey!! I think I might be cured.HAHAHA
All in all I might make spring spawn !!
Mark<sc
