Miracle Survival, Escaping a Deadly River Boat Accident

For all of the marine salvage experts in the comments: The owner, Sherrif, and insurance company all told us the boat was a total loss and were only concerned about getting it removed regardless of any damage that might occur during the recovery process. Lift bags were not a viable or safe option with how hard the river was flowing. Those bags have an enormous amount of surface area and they rip to pieces when you tow them any faster than about 5mph and we were moving along at closer to 15-20mph by the time you factor in the speed of the river flowing plus the 5+ mph that we were moving upstream. Lift bags are NOT as easy to use as everyone thinks they are

Thank you so much for the recovery! We contacted many but you were the only ones willing to do it and we are so grateful. The boat is still in great shape and we are happy to get it back! You have no idea how stressful this whole situation had been.

The edit of “I think it will pop up” to it being dragged under water had me dying 😂

Awesome boat, nice of you to come to the rescue of those in need again! The owner seemed to really appreciate it.

I have watched your content for a long time now, and the work you and your team does is awesome. That said, I am handicapped and my wife has always wanted a Mustang. i was finally able to get her one but it needs to be gone through from front to rear and top to bottom. I am unable to complete the work now, and I am in hopes that you might find a place in your guys' hearts to complete the work. After 17 yrs in the military I am ashamed to have to ask for help but with sll my issues I may not be around to many more years and I hope that after all she has done for me I can leave her with a safe car. Thank you for all you do.

Bless you and your crew for all you do, thank you.

I’d rather be missing all my glass than the rest of the boat.. nice recovery

Love the repairs on your boat. Was surprised you didn't try to float the boat a bit before towing. Thanks for a great video this morning. Glad the owner was happy to get his boat back.

Thank you for helpin the guy out!! Stay safe everyone

Sucks it blew all the windows out but the boat was saved and can be repaired owner is probably happy

Nice that you give back and help people out

That was great Dave the crew did there job thank you for keeping the water ways clear for people to enjoy.safely

“I don’t know if it’s well done.. iiits successfully done” 😂😂

I love watching you guys work and getting good laughs ! 👍🏼😎

Hey Dave and crew, thank you so much for the recovery! It was a really wild day and we have been so stressed about how to get this out. Even though you broke my windows, im very thankful!!! Great wishes to you and your crew.

Boat recovery expert, here. Winching to a tree to dump or siphon water, as you contemplated, would have been preferable, and probably, easier. Float it and tow it has, always, been my motto.

Nice job Daves and crew! Funny how instantly everyone in the comments becomes a boat recovery expert !

Nicely done Dave !

Absolutely love all your videos here in nz thanks for the great content

You are the best in recovery of anything. I enjoy watching your videos.