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amasatr a inFisherman's Story Now UnfoldsBy PHIL MARTIN Wave Staff WriterRecently a classified ad has been carried in the Wave thanking several in dividuals for their efforts in saving the life of H. L. FritzThe story hasn't been told until now llilmer Fritz of Point Comfort said the incident happened almost two weeks ago on a Sunday morning that started out to be a beautiful fishing dayas»rerasheofrehehengimbyndhenitsFritz was out trolling in his flat-bottom boat about 400 yards south of the Point Comfort Fishing pier.tjuite suddenly the wind picked up to about 23 miles an hour and sw amped his boat turning it upside down in about 10 feet of w aterI didn t even have time to grab my life jacket,” Fritz said Thursday, which foolishly was not on but laying right next tottmeClinging to the boat and emptying a gas can for bouyancy, Fritz failed to realize the impact of gasoline, salty water and human skin For three hours he stayed with his upside down boat waving the empty can above his head I waved and waved that can,” said the fisherman. ” but I just couldn't get any attention to me from any of the nearby boats 1 could see.Then the burning pain of the spilled gasoline forced him to attempt the swim toshore to get relief Having gone about .150 yards toward the pier, Randy Rohan, and Ronnie Craig of Point Comfort, and Jerome Hermez ofGanado came out and managed to get theexhausted and burned sw immer into theirboat.llilmer Fritz spent eight days in the hospital because of the bums covering his body due to the gasoline, but he expects to get back to work in a week.Fritz also had special thanks for Gary Noska, Johnnie and Frankie Askew, Charles and Chuchk Dunaway, Kyle and Kddie Sundine and all the others for helping to salvage his boat and motor.
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Port Lavaca Wave
Port Lavaca, Texas, US
Fri, Jun 25, 1976
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