Claymont man cited for negligence in boating accident after
he and a second duck hunter reach safety in perilous situation
DOVER (Jan. 16, 2015) – DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement Natural Resources Police officers cited a Claymont man following a boating accident this morning in a marshy area off the Christina River near Wilmington that took two duck hunters on a harrowing course and threw them into icy waters before they managed to get to safe ground.
According to Fish & Wildlife Enforcement, Jacin L. Allen, 27, and a companion were setting decoys from their 12-foot boat when the tide swept the boat and both occupants into a large concrete culvert. The boat was pulled through the culvert, then swamped and capsized, dumping the two men into an adjoining pond. The hunters were able to climb out of the water and flag down assistance on nearby Route 495. Allen was later cited for negligent operation of a vessel and operating an unregistered motor vessel, and faces fines of $100. Neither he nor his companion on the hunting trip were wearing life jackets when the boat capsized.
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