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  • Gregory River Accident

    Has anybody got more information on the Terrible Gregory River Accident.
    Makes me sick to the stomach when I hear that this still happens.

    Edit - I do apologise for not thinking & shooting from the hip with this.
    It was extremely amiss of me earlier to not offer my condolences to family & friends.
    Lets hope the truth and all details come out about this accident & we can hopefully prevent any more incidents/accidents like this.

    Sincerely
    Ben.



    The 51-year-old victim was hit in the head by the strap after it snapped and flew through his back window.
    Last edited by Bigben; 19-03-2018, 07:02 PM.
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  • #2
    Guy's please don't be shy about safety. If you have mates standing in places they shouldn't, or recovering in ways they shouldn't, just say something. The risk isn't worth it. I'd rather be a narky safety dude than ever risk hurting a mate.

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    • #3
      From an update in a QLD paper...

      "However it has since been discovered the factory tow point attached to the front of the recovered vehicle came lose and was catapulted through the rear window of the two vehicle."

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      • #4
        ....which is why the tow points should NOT be used in snatch recoveries. If they have to be then a bridle should be used to halve the load on each one and a gentle snatch only used along with a serious dampener on the strap.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by 404pug View Post
          ....which is why the tow points should NOT be used in snatch recoveries. If they have to be then a bridle should be used to halve the load on each one and a gentle snatch only used along with a serious dampener on the strap.
          Yes, and I'm on another forum for a different car that touts the 'strength' of the single, centralised "tow point" and has uploaded video's of recoveries off it. I just hang my head in disbelief - my comments that it's unrated, potentially lethal and a stupid thing to do (just dig for a few hours if you must) are shot down with Rambo's thinking they know better... the one good thing to come from this accident (not worth it though) is that I can point to it the next time someone suggests it's a good thing to snatch from a tow hook. I know I have saved the article so I can point to it in the future as prior to this, I didn't have the 'evidence' so to speak - just common sense. Now we have a perfect example, tragic as the consequences are.

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