The following sad note was posted on CPAKayaker this morning. I hope we hear more so we can learn from such an unfortunate story and, hopefully, reduce the chance of it happening again. The following is taken from this morning's Washington Post: (http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54227-2001Mar24.html) Body of Kayaker Found in the Potomac The body of an unidentified man clad in a life jacket and kayaking gear was found floating facedown in the Potomac River yesterday near Maryland's St. Clements Island, and a kayak believed to be the victim's was found washed ashore on the Virginia side, a Maryland official said. Chuck Porcari, a spokesman for Maryland's Department of Environmental Resources, said the body was discovered by a boater at 12:23 p.m. and was brought ashore near Coltons Point by a St. Mary's County rescue boat. The man, who was carrying no identification, was wearing a yellow and black Reebok jacket and pants, a green life jacket and a kayak skirt, worn to keep water out of the vessel, Porcari said. He said the man was white, 45 to 50 years old and about six feet tall and weighed about 185 pounds. Porcari said the man had probably been in the 46-degree water a few hours. He said that at that temperature, a person can survive in the water about 40 minutes. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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