Re: [Paddlewise] Followup to yesterday's article

Hi all,

Yesterday Julio posted a link to a San Jose Mercury News article about kayakers saving a drowning man.  Today a Mercury News columnist reports that one of the kayakers was her 62 year old husband on his first kayak trip!
http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/local/docs/green13.htm

jerry.

At 12:51 PM 10/12/1999 -0700, juliom_at_cisco.com wrote:
>Folks,
>
>Please read
>  http://www.sjmercury.com/premium/local/docs/drowned12p.htm
>
>This is not the first time that kayakers save lives at that very
>same place, Half Moon Bay. 
>
>It is clear that thanks to our presence, and our ability
>to handle rough seas (advanced kayakers with good rolls, that is)
>we are in much better shape for rescuing fishermen and other
>recreational boaters in a timely manner than anyone else.
>
>But, when was the last time you practiced rescuing swimmers and
>unconscious people on the water?  It is not as easy as it might 
>seem--if your are by yourself you have to use the paddlefloat
>as an outrigger to haul the person on your deck and apply
>rescue breathing while help arrives, or a second kayaker would
>tow the vitim and rescuer into the harbour or close enough to
>the beach--.
>
>Please, let us start practicing the skill of rescuing swimmers,
>as our presence in the water really makes a difference.
>
>happy paddling,
>- Julio
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