Someone asked the other day about kayak death reports. I did a news search of US papers, wire services, and television and found 18 reports of 19. The attributions for causes vary from heart attack, accident, no pfd to bad judgment. If you want more details you may be able to find an archive of the local paper here: http://www.usnpl.com/ The citations follow... 1. The San Diego Union-Tribune July 8, 2002, Monday Pg. A-4 Crash between ski boat and a kayaker at the entrance to Emerald Bay on Tahoe's west shore, an investigation into the cause is under way. 2. The Morning Call (Allentown, PA) July 8, 2002 Monday FIRST EDITION A Montgomery County man died Sunday morning while saving his nephew from drowning in Tunkhannock Township while the two were kayaking, 3. July 4, 2002, Thursday Austin, TX off-duty firefighter drowns in kayaking accident on rain-swollen Barton Creek, Horne was wearing a life jacket and a helmet. 4. THE HARTFORD COURANT 21, 2002 Friday, Pg. B8 Joe Michael Altieri, Jr., 29, of White Fish, MT, died Saturday, (June 15, 2002) kayaking a beautiful, wild river in Creston, British Columbia. 5. The Denver Post Corporation June 10, 2002 Monday 2D EDITION A kayaker who drowned in South Boulder Creek on Saturday 6a. Maine Sunday Telegram June 9, 2002 Sunday, Final Edition On Sunday, Robert Naughton, 62, of Medfield, Mass., was kayaking for the first time with a life vest on Long Pond in Parsonsfield when his craft flipped. They attribute this drowning to a heart attack, he had an angioplasty the week before. 6b. On Monday, 27-year-old Charles Boydston of Portland was found floating in Casco Bay off East End Beach with a life vest. This was originally reported incorrectly as without a pfd and they published a correction. 7. Orange County, CA Dana Point May 20, 2002 An autopsy done today on a 46-year-old kayaker who overturned and died in Dana Point Harbor showed that he drowned. (heart attack related drowning) 8. The Washington Times May 17, 2002, Friday, Final Edition Metro Obits; Pg. B02 Dr. Edward S. Mohn, an anesthesiologist in Henderson, Ky., was killed May 4 in a kayaking accident in Sweetwater, Tenn. 9. WXYZ_TV May 13, 2002, Monday PM The kayaker that died on Lake St. Clair Friday was knocked unconscious. 10. Charleston Daily Mail April 30, 2002, Tuesday News; Pg. P7A Bemis police reported a Randolph County man has died in a kayaking accident. Joseph Richard Steffl, 30, of Bowden 11. Sarasota Herald-Tribune April 5, 2002 Pg. BC3 A couple's island kayaking holiday took a tragic turn Thursday, when the husband died during a trip across Pine Island Sound. 12. April 5, 2002, Friday, AP News Fort Worth, TX body of missing kayaker found. It is believed he died while going over a dam in E Ft Worth, he was not wearing a PFD. 13. WKBW-TV Eyewitness News Eleven March 31, 2002, Sunday PM Fort Erie, Ontario. A jogger found the body of a man on the shores of Crescent Beach Bay Police believe the death was " accidental, " that the victim was using his recently purchased kayak without a life jacket. 14. AP Wires story March 25, 2002, Monday, BC cycle Kayaker missing, presumed drowned in Trinity River accident near Fort Worth, TX. Two men were paddling single kayaks. Carrico, 31, said he tried to find Wilson after the accident but couldn't. Neither was wearing a life jacket 15. WMGM-TV March 25, 2002, Monday PM Atlantic City, NJ Marine Police investigating fatal kayak accident off Beach Haven West. 16. WHDH-TV March 20, 2002, Wednesday PM Virgin Islands police are investigating after a Boston lawyer was killed in a kayak accident. A small speedboat crashed into her. 17. Anchorage Daily News February 3, 2002 Sunday, FINAL EDITION METRO; Pg. B1 Bethany Lynn dies in Alaska kayaking incident, when she died of the cold and her body was swept off a cliff by the tide. 18. News & Record (Greensboro, NC) January 24, 2002 Thursday ALL EDITIONS; Pg. B6 Charles Paul Horner, 32, died in a kayaking accident in Ecuador on Jan. 20, 2002. *************************************************************************** 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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