Re: [Paddlewise] Jetski incident

From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 13:41:23
At 10:11 AM 4/13/01 -0700, Kevin Whilden wrote:
>Wes,
>
>No superlative can correctly express my outrage at this incident. I'm glad
>that your crew escaped mostly unscathed, since a jetski is a lethal weapon
>from the perspecitive of a kayaker. If that a**hole had lost control even
>slightly, he could have easily rammed right over one of you, causing severe
>injury. But the fact that he made you swim in dangerous conditions is
>perhaps malicious enough. I hope you take him to court, but that's easy for
>me to say, since I'm not the one who has to do the dirty work of the actual
>lawsuit. I am quite glad that you at least have this option anyway.

I was informed secondhand this morning that the CO plans to file felony
charges -- and that the perp isn't a juvenile. I don't know the details
yet, but will pass them along.

-- Wes
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