Re: [Paddlewise] Tragic accident in North Florida

From: alex <al.m_at_3web.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 23:44:27 -0800
There are links to some aditional articles and USCG report at Guillemot
forum: http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Technique/indexh.cgi .  Seems like
guides either didn't have VHF, or distress call wasn't placed in time (one
of guides has managed to reach his wife through cell phone, and she called
USCG).

> As I gather it, two boys in a canoe died.
>
> There were also some kayaks on the trip.
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