On 1/1/01 9:54 AM Fred T, CA Kayaker (cakayak_at_mindspring.com) wrote: >A number of years ago two US Army Rangers in training died from hypothermia >in the same general area during a portion of their final exams. The >Rangers would leave Georgia and make their way to the Gulf of >Mexico. These men. I believe, would be in far better shape and more adapt >at surviving extreme weather conditions than the two unfortunate men in >this case. Yet, hypothermia can and does take down the best of them...... [snip] Actually, I think you'll find that people in "top physical shape" like this are not as well off in terms of succumbing to hypothermia as are people who have plenty of excess body fat to provide both flotation and insulation. Someone just finishing something like Ranger training has probably lost most of their insulating "blubber" and is probably a prime candidate for quicker death from hypothermia. That does not, of course, imply that we shouldn't dress for the water conditions we are paddling in, but being a lean, mean killing machine is not going to help anyone fight hypothermia. Ira Adams Kayaks currently covered by two to three inches of snow in south Mississippi. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jan 01 2001 - 11:40:57 PST
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