On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 01:52:59PM -0400, D.Mac wrote: > The paddlers that were reported missing on the Hudson have been located. > At about 6:30 AM on the next day (07/31) both fellows were spotted by > one of our patrols. They were met by a very upset family who had waited > by the launch all night. It is really not clear as to if they > intentionally avoided searchers or not. They stated that they had > decided to pull into "shore" and start a fire near Bannerman's. The area > is not that large an area and had been continuously searched by boats > and 3 helo's. Given the color that the boat was and such it is entirely > possible to have missed them. However missing the fire in that area > (which is under 24 hr surveillance) is somewhat suspect. In any event > the two lads are now safe and sound. For what ever mistakes a person > makes in life a happy ending is still the best. It's good to hear that the happy couple were found safe and sound. On a derivative note, is an incident such as this likely to impact access to Bannerman's Island. It is my understanding that it hasn't always been accessible to paddlers, at least legally, and that current access rights aren't exactly rock solid. -.- jwd *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Aug 01 2002 - 06:23:20 PDT
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