Vandy pitcher Donny Everett Passes Away

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BruinVol said:
Man oh man many prayers to the kid that let him go thinking he was joking
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Amen to that! This other kid is probably ruined for life. He's gonna need some extensive counseling over this. He is going to need all the prayers & support he can get.
 
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OMG, that is horrible. I feel really bad for his friends who thought he was just joking around
 
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A few years ago I had some friends that were at Boone lake and of them drowned and I just remember the emotional pain they went through for months and still to this day it still haunts them that they couldn't save her...... I say that to say I am sending prayers and good vibes to his friends and family
 
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Thanks to all the Vol fans for all your kind words, thoughts and prayers. It has been amazing and humbling to see the reaction across the SEC and the nation with all the moments of silence at the various venues and particularly the players honoring Donny with markings on their hats.

It's bigger than just the game, folks, and events like these remind us just how precious every second is that we get to share this planet.
 
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Heart breaking for the team, family, friends. Prayers go out for sure. Hope the Vandy team responds and wins it all!
 
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Just too much for the team to manage, too soon. They were utterly exhausted and Tim was among the worst. He said the team didn't get to bed until after 3:00 am and it certainly showed midway through both games.

Apparently there were fans who arrived at the stadium who didn't know and broke down sobbing. Heavy awful weekend, and I think most are relieved they lost both games.
 
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Moral of the story... If someone is pretending to be drowning, pull them to safety anyway and let them finish their joke. Then you can knock them out for being an azzhole if they were joking.
 
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Mike Rapp said:
Just too much for the team to manage, too soon. They were utterly exhausted and Tim was among the worst. He said the team didn't get to bed until after 3:00 am and it certainly showed midway through both games.

Apparently there were fans who arrived at the stadium who didn't know and broke down sobbing. Heavy awful weekend, and I think most are relieved they lost both games.
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How can you be a "fan" and not have known the situation? You would think a friend or another fan would've had heard the news and called/texted about it.
 
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Coug said:
Moral of the story... If someone is pretending to be drowning, pull them to safety anyway and let them finish their joke. Then you can knock them out for being an azzhole if they were joking.
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I think maybe the tragic/unfortunate moral might more be not to swim in or across a lake (or any deep body of water) without wearing some sort of life vest or flotation device?

The reports from the police said one of his friends swam out to try to help him, but after pulling him several feet the friend was struggling to stay afloat with him / keep both of them afloat and had to let go and swim back to shore.
 
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Saw where some Vandy players got tattoos to honor Donny.

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livefaith said:
Prayers and peace for that family. No words.

As far as drowning goes, I agree in my own case. Went out in a yellow flag situation in Pensacola @ 5-6 years ago to try and rescue someone. They ended up brought to shore while I got trapped in a rip current. I made a few hand motions to shore and tried to yell, but I was gassed. Finally resigned to the fact that it was over, I kind of chilled taking breaths when I could get above the waves. Surreal b/c I just calmly started rolling through thoughts @ my relationship with God, my wife and children and considering how they would be affected and go on etc.

Thankfully, I got up enough for air again and there lays a guy on a surfboard saying "man, do you need help?". I think I walked on water the 3 yards to his board and he took me in to shore the 50 yards or so.

But, yes, I was calmly floating / trying to tread water with the last of my energy until the end came. Powerless against the waves. It was like no energy was left to fight.

May God bless that family and his friends. Saddening.
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Similar experience to mine. I was just going down, pushing off the bottom to get a breath. Couldn't make any progress toward shallow water, getting pummeled by the waves. Adrenaline was wearing off and I was losing the battle. I yelled as much as I could muster but the surf was so loud it was useless.

I finally saw a guy with a huge float a little closer in and he saw what was going on and he was able to push the float to me. This was the effects of a hurricane spinning off the east coast of central FL. It took probably 30 min for my heart rate and respiration to return to normal. Frightening experience.
 
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I hate this, feel for the family and friends.

I'm from this exact area, have swam and jumped from this very bridge. There isn't much current and easy to swim, obviously he wasn't a good swimmer. Sad story and again my condolences to the family,Vandy fans and friends for their loss.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
Similar experience to mine. I was just going down, pushing off the bottom to get a breath. Couldn't make any progress toward shallow water, getting pummeled by the waves. Adrenaline was wearing off and I was losing the battle. I yelled as much as I could muster but the surf was so loud it was useless.

I finally saw a guy with a huge float a little closer in and he saw what was going on and he was able to push the float to me. This was the effects of a hurricane spinning off the east coast of central FL. It took probably 30 min for my heart rate and respiration to return to normal. Frightening experience.
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Allegedly you can swim parallel to shore and escape a rip current.
 
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Coug said:
Allegedly you can swim parallel to shore and escape a rip current.
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It works. I've never had a near death battle with one but I've had some minor situations where you feel yourself going backwards despite going towards shore. Soon as i feel it I've immediately changed course and gone sideways and you feel yourself suddenly feel more in control. Few things you learn as a kid in FL; swim parallel in a rip tide, run zig-zags when being chased by a gator on land and always shuffle your feet in shallow water.
 
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