At 09:26 AM 6/15/98 -0400, you wrote: >Any thoughts on rescuing a paddling partner that has become >incapacitated, maybe through a badly disclocated/broken shoulder/neck, >maybe unconscious from stroke, heart attack or some other problem. >Maybe in calm waters, maybe rough. > >If I can't get them back in their boat, I think I'd try to rig a harness >around my waist and through each shoulder strap of their PFD and tow >them to shore or an island where normal first aid, etc. could be done. I've got images of the cowboy riding into town with the "dead guy" draped over the rear of the horse. . . I wonder about getting the person over the front deck or your own boat, towing the second boat. . . ______________________________ George Bergeron, Secretary '99 Oswego Heritage Council www.europa.com/~heritage/" *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 15 1998 - 10:14:52 PDT
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