June 25, 2009

Vol. 39, No. 284

For more information, contact Sgt. Gregory Rhodes, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement

Bear man dies in Bowers Beach boating accident

A Bear man involved in a boating accident this morning, June 25, died this afternoon in Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital in Dover.

According to the initial investigation by DNREC Fish and Wildlife Enforcement agents, two men had launched a 14-foot open cabin motorboat from the Bowers Beach Boat Ramp and were less than a half-mile out into the Delaware Bay when the owner/operator was knocked overboard and the passenger was thrown to the floor.

The owner/operator was helped back to the dock and pulled from the water by witnesses. Barry L. Temple, age 51, of 8 Grand Teton Drive, Bear, was airlifted to Kent General. Autopsy results are pending.

Passenger Paul E. Zulinski, age 62, of 704 Coventry Lane, Newark was not seriously injured.

Fish and Wildlife Enforcement is continuing their investigation into the accident. This is the first boating-related fatality in Delaware waters in 2009.

For further information, contact Sgt. Gregory Rhodes, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement