# Talk:1967 Lake Erie skydiving disaster

Hi Tamzin, thanks for this article. Just wondering, "winds of eight miles per hour (13 km/h)" is very light. I think where ref 16 Sandusky Register has "The temperature and wind eight miles out were enough" refers to distance ie "search area a line about eight miles offshore". 8 mph is roughly 7 knots or 13 km which, according to Beaufort scale#Modern scale, is a "Gentle breeze". From boaters' descriptions it was much stronger?  JennyOz (talk) 11:58, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

@JennyOz: You're completely right. My mistake. Removed; I'll take a look later at whether any of the other sources give the windspeed. (I vaguely recall that one of the NYT cites does.)  -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 18:02, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for the tweak. JennyOz (talk) 05:17, 20 July 2023 (UTC)