An important notice for those staying "off the beaten track"...

[TAH]

But what difference would being licensed have made in the outcome? I'm honestly curious. Insurance?

[halfwaytree]

Hard call to make. Tree limbs that are in the direct vicinity of where the guest are residing in their tents obviously should be regularly inspected and cleared to avoid this type of thing. In this case the tree limb that failed was 50' feet away but it sounds like it caused a domino effect bringing down the fatal limb that killed the youngster. Was it apparent that the weak limb could fall and cause other limbs to come crashing down? It is hard to tell unless we were there to see how things were positioned.

In any case, my heart goes out to the family of this poor little guy. I go camping every now and then and this event will have me thinking carefully about where to place my tent from now on.

[booger]

It's good to know that said inspection encompasses inspection of all tree limbs on site.

[captaind & Linston]

The tree limb was an "act of God" that could not have been foreseen......

The diver and his friends at Rick's was a candidate for the Darwin Award. A true "charlie-foxtrot"

None of that changes the fact that the tourist business is highly regulated.

Adhering to regulation especially in Jmaiaca (the US is not far behind) is a full time occupation.

As a visitor it's best you stay at an approved place. It won't help with acts of God or stupidity but at least you'll have a lawsuit to file

The days of staying at Miss Mary's or Miss Ruby's are gone. Things change

Cap

[johng]

Rob,
I am not treating this as a joke, those are not my words, I didn't start this thread but only commented which I thought was the point.

Cap, you and I and many other Negril.com boardies have seen many "Acts of God" and "Stupidity" over the years in Negril (which was at one time "Off the beaten path") as well as the rest of the island. I myself admit to jumping off the cliffs at Rick's back in the 70's. Looking back it was a really stupid and dangerous thing to have done and I am lucky that "The Great Lord was looking after me".

The image and "Reality" of Negril has changed many times since Miss Mary, Miss Ruby, Miss Gloria, Mr. Fred, Mr. Peat, etc... Things change everywhere and stuff happens that many times are simply out of our control.

Positive Vibrations,

Johng