On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, David Seales wrote: > I can't believe some of the responses to this thread. From people who train > themselves to handle a water emergency, who roll their boats upside down > for fun, who you would assume are at home in the water and prepared for it > by wearing a PFD and proper clothing. I would not hesitate...I would get > out of the boat and push it to them. Will this make me another victim? Yeah > maybe. In the original scenario there were 2 panicked victims in the water. I'm an avid roller, race kayaks, swim 3 to 4 miles a week, and former lifeguard. I'm still not getting near 2 panicked swimmers until they calm down. While they are panicked I would make them chase my boat. When BOTH calm down I might let them touch the boat, until then I'm making them chase me. The rescue scenario changes when both are no longer panicking. As long as one is panicking they are a danger to my safety. > But that would hurt a lot less then watching a father and son out > for an afternoon sail or a couple of 10 year old kids who stole the family > canoe disappear while I was sitting in a floating boat, blowing up my > paddle float and trying to talk them into being calm. I would do my damnedest to help them, but I'm still not putting myself into any potentially lethal danger that I don't know how to get out of. Mark Lane pointed out potential liablity for whacking a person with a paddle. If a panicked person is touching me or my boat, putting me in danger, and doesn't respond to my requests, and actions, to let go I'm going to risk the lawsuit. kirk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 18 2000 - 07:39:44 PDT
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