Re: [Paddlewise] Lake Erie sea kayaking death

From: <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Dec 1998 00:02:04 -0800
JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com wrote:
> 
> Many thanks to the folks who sent the refs on the death of Captain Tom
> Hancock, USN (Ret.), in a sea kayaking accident on Lake Erie.  "Rhino" Hancock
> did not have any trouble earning his nickname, and, looking at him, you'd
> suspect he was a Marine --- as the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.  He wasn't.
> He spent 35 years in the Navy, actually, although I'm sure he'd take the
> Semper Fi reference as a compliment.  He was a good friend and a good
> shipmate.
> 
> There was a follow-on article in Monday's paper, but it said little more than
> the Sunday article;
> <www.cleveland.com.news/pdnews/metro/monday/cdrown31.phtml>.  The telling item
> was the statement of Petty Officer Mike Reilley, the Coast Guard spokesman;
> "he had on a dry suit that would have protected him," he said, but he added
> that the suit was open.  Water temperature was about 50 F., same as the Bay
> yesterday.  Yup, stuff happens.
> 
> The way the stories were developing, it's likely that the coroner will publish
> the cause of death today.  Strange how statistics work when you know the
> victim.  Put "The Rhino" in your book for me, Chuck.
> 
> Jack Martin

Jack,

I'm sorry to see you lose an old shipmate.  Thanksgiving weekend 1998
has left us with a little less to be thankful for.  Keep the faith.

ralph
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