After reading this thread on panicked swimmers, I think that if I ever find one, I will remove my pfd and throw it to the victim, then paddle like hell to get away from them and call for help (or if I happened to have a cell phone or vhf, call for help that way).. Probably involves less risk to the victim and the rescuer than other proposals. Another reason to wear your pfd at all times (except immediately after throwing it to a panicked swimmer) ;-) Professor Karl S. Coplan Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Inc. 78 North Broadway White Plains, N.Y. 10603 kcoplan_at_genesis.law.pace.edu (914) 422-4343 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 15 1999 - 09:03:24 PDT
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