Not surprising in the least. A couple of years ago there was a tragic story about a couple that got lost in Joshua Tree that Deadspin reported. The couple ran out of water and where rationing food and almost out, she had injuries that where consistent with sliding down a cliff with a head injury. It sounds like she…

if you aren’t already watching it then you really should check out Gundam Build Divers RE:Rise.

Gundam Build Divers RE:Rise is on Gundaminfo’s YouTube channel and if you like Gundam then you have no excuse not to watch this fantastic show.

Yeah, I've done search and rescue scuba training in a lake at night and it's basically pointless, especially if there are a dozen other scuba divers and boats and so on in the water kicking up the mud and particles. I couldn't see my hand in front of my face, much less the safety strobe on the jacket of the diver…

First rule of search and rescue, don’t make search and rescue come out for you too.

Why do woke progressives insist on insulting Latin people with the use of latinx, a label that the majority of them never asked for, and don’t approve of?

While those who prefer PC, Xbox, and PlayStation are all completely rational and reasonable people.

Just to put this in perspective for folks who haven’t been covering this: imagine if just before going into the NBA playoffs we learned that 4 out of 5 starters on every single team entering the playoffs had abused minors, as well as 100% of the coaching staff.

Exactly what’ll happen. I hate trying to carefully rip them off, because there’s that perfect angle, and the crucial moment when everything can go horribly wrong and that fucking sticker glue stays attached to the box.

Just last week someone disappeared while swimming in a lake near me.

The Ventura County Dive Team is civilian volunteers, not police. Diving at night is both dangerous and mostly ineffective. Realize, it sucks, but this has been a body recovery operation from the start, not a rescue. 

I’m disappointed by the lack of love for Bad Boys For Life.

Yes, many pontoons have ladders on the back. If it’s a rental for recreation (swimming, etc.) it would definitely have a ladder. Toddlers can usually climb up them if they’re able-bodied and big enough. Presumably, the child had a life vest on as well, which would make it pretty easy to float over.

Some pontoon boats have ladders out back that go directly into the water. A rental designed for people to relax out in the reservoir would probably be equipped with one. 

Apparently it is racist to suspend a body recovery search because of darkness:

Thanks for not making this a slideshow. 

The difference is that Dr. Emilio Lizardo is a well-respected commenter on here that we actually like. On the other hand, there’s really nothing that an “impostor” Recognitions could say that could possibly make him any shittier than the real one. Hell, this one might even end up being an improvement!

Making a joke about a horrible situation is markedly different from mocking a victim. It’s called ‘gallows humor’ and it’s older than your introduction to ethics curriculum. You’d certainly have a point if I disparaged Benoist for being attacked, which I didn’t. By your accounting, anyone who makes a sarcastic…

See, I want to point out that the concept we’re discussing when we speak of a ‘curse’ is that there are multiple tragedies tied to a particular point of reference without necessarily saying that the thing itself is the cause. There’s the curse of star wars, the curse of the crow, curse of the exorcist, even a curse…

The fun of this episode came from trying to catch all the references to various 80s movies but the heart came from giving Mack 20 months to deal with what happened. He wasn’t alone even though he tried to be. Deke was a friend to both him and the new version of him. And it got better little by little.