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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Apr 13 2001 - 11:02:04 PDT
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