>> I think that you have done an excellent job of extracting the proper >> conclusions (given the information about the incident that you >> provided). Although your subject line should perhaps read "Death by >> Ill-Conceived Tether". In the quieter (waterwise) environment of the Sea Kayaker, a rope or tether does not seem to be so threatening. In whitewater, one must consider the consequences more carefully. There have been deaths wherein the vessel went one way around a rock, while the occupant went another, with fatal consequences. Here in NJ there was a fatality a few years ago when a tuber had it tied to his foot and that scenario happened. The current issue of American Whitewater mentions a fatality involving a riverboarder who had it tethered to his foot. In the case that Doug Lloyd discussed, was that tether very short? it wasn't fully clear in the text.... JP *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Oct 19 1999 - 08:25:41 PDT
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