I could not find anything on that news section. Maybe you can provide the exact URL. Whatever that was, not wearing a PFD hardly is what kills a kayaker. A PFD just makes it easier to retrieve the body. If we just believe that a kayaker was lost because he/she did not have a PFD on, then we will not learn anything from the accident. In general, any safety item is made to never be used. They just give an increased chance of survival to whoever gets in trouble, but not having a safety item is not what gets anyone in an accident. John Winters conducted a survey sometime ago that yielded very surprising results about how people perceive safety, and safety items. - Julio > > Apparently someone went offshore in a kayak, and figured they > didn't need to wear their PFD. Yes, Gulf waters are warm, but > you can still drown, especially if you are several miles from land, > which apparently the guy was. Not sure what kind of kayak it > was, or what other circumstances were involved. > > The Houston Chronicle reported that PFD and water bottle were > attached to the boat. > > Check the news section: > http://www.galvnews.com/ > > Richard Walker > Houston, TX *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Oct 06 1998 - 11:09:15 PDT
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