http://www.jdnews.com/news/local/updated-kayaker-recovered-from-creek-identified-1.78891
Hate to see this, my prayers go out to the family.
PLEASE WEAR YOUR PFD AND DRESS APPROPRIATELY THIS TIME OF YEAR!! PADDLE WITH A BUDDY, AND BRING DRY, WARM, SYNTHETIC CLOTHES WITH YOU!!
Awful news…
terrible news. I’ll keep a look out for the full report in the ACA journal.
2 most likely causes would be drowning and exposure. sad day indeed.
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Story I read on another site said he was found in jeans and a t-shirt. Water temps look to be about 49 and air temps were about 58 that day. Comments from the other site said his father had just given him a new PFD, which was still in his vehicle. Sad stuff.
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I splashed into 50 degree water sailing several years ago. By the time I had the boat righted, I didn’t have decent control of my arms and legs. It took everything I had to climb back on
I hadn’t been wearing my PFD, I would have drowned.
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