In testimony to judge, Nathan Carman says he called out to his mother as the Chicken Pox was sinking
“I know when I got into the life raft I was yelling out: 'Mom, mom, mom,’ making sure to pause, if she was yelling out, I’d be able to hear her," Carman said in a response to a direct question on the search from Judge
Two insurance companies are suing Carman over the
The insurance companies have denied Carman’s claim, arguing that Carman, a
The testimony was given during the last day of the trial that McConnell has kept strictly focused and constrained to 15 hours of testimony each from the plaintiffs and the defense.
While aboard the life raft, Carman told the judge, he remained standing, looking for his mother, spotting debris, coolers and oil slicks. He continued to look for his mother even as the items went out of site.
Carman said he thought maybe his mother hit her head or was dragged under the water by equipment. McConnell asked if he dove down to look for her, but Carman said no, believing his perch aboard the life raft would give him the best view.
McConnell asked Carman if he yelled to his mother to prepare her for danger as the boat began to fill with water.
Carman said he did in so far as he asked her to reel in the lines that could tangle in the propeller. “I thought of my mom more like a passenger in the sense that she was kind of part of the problem rather than the solution,” Carman told McConnell.
On Thursday, Carman faced rigorous questioning by
Farrell asked questions about the last moments aboard the boat and what appeared to be little interaction between Carman and his mother.
“Is the reason you didn’t say anything to your mother ... is that because she couldn’t talk or because she couldn’t hear you?” Farrell asked. “Was your mother even on board at the time?”
Carman replied: “I’ve told you, yes, she’s on board, I asked her to reel in the lines.”
McConnell’s questions followed a similar line Friday as Carman faced cross examination by his attorney,
In a rushed recounting of his trip for Anderson, Carman said after he was in the life raft for a day, he focused on his health so he could best provide information to rescuers. He wrote on a survival bag that that he and his mother had sank near
The pair had agreed while leaving the marina to go fishing in
“I don’t think I did anything wrong. I wanted her to go to the canyons with me. I know if I asked her, she would go,” Carman said.
McConnell has prohibited questions about another controversy involving
Three of Linda Carman’s sisters have said
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