Kay Wade
False Alarm
Maybe it takes all kinds, but it takes a special kind of evil to make a prank call about a boating accident on a busy 4th of July weekend. The words that came through the grapevine were “bad boating accident at the Jocassee Dam, twelve people onboard.” Hearts raced. Rumors swirled like toilet water. Worried calls went out to guides. Helicopters—two, maybe three—responded. Ambulances gathered in the parking lot at Devils Fork State Park. Multiple rescue boats launched. In other words, our county response teams were immediate and thorough, and in the end they left with no one, because the whole thing had been a hoax. Who does that? Even if the emergency call is never traced, the Lords of Karma will be waiting. ~K
Happily, these kids enjoyed a drama-free day on Lake Jocassee!