skimmer wrote: > I mentioned yesterday that a 34-yr-old fellow capsized and > disappeared in the Kaw River in Kansas City, Kansas on March 6, > 2007. His body was recovered March 21 after it was spotted by > fishermen. His name was Ladd Fish. He ans a friend were out > fishing appently be casting small nets from their single seat > recreational kayaks. > Looks like an Old Town Loon to me. We use one at our club's annual safety and rescue clinic to demonstrate what happens when you swamp a boat that doesn't have floatation. I've seen that boat swamped more than I've seen it afloat, and the resemblance is pretty strong to the one in the article. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Smith wsmith16_at_charter.net Check out my website!: http://webpages.charter.net/wsmith16/home.html *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Mar 25 2007 - 04:52:47 PDT
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