Re: [Paddlewise] Sad news of kayaker death near Homer, Alaska

That is a very sad report, but thank you for sharing.  It's a great tragedy
to see beginners die (or nearly die) because they are paddling in cold water
without proper preparation.  From the newspaper account, it appears they did
not have any kind of thermal protection, and any amount of rescue training
or any rescue gear and/or signaling devices.  The newspaper could have
glossed over these details, and I hope full details are eventually made
public, but it appears that this tragedy would have been entirely
preventable with proper gear and preparation. The newspaper called them
"experienced", but I would disagree on that point.

Kevin Whilden


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Hume" <bobh_at_lbblawyers.com>
To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:52 AM
Subject: [Paddlewise] Sad news of kayaker death near Homer, Alaska


> Front page newspaper report in yesterday's Anchorage Daily News of a
kayaker
> death near Homer, Alaska.  See report at
>
> http://www.adn.com/front/story/753477p-803506c.html
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