[Please remove all old content that is not pertinent to your reply including old headers and footers. It's list policy.... this post was modified to meet policy] We can only speculate what happened here. Water temperatures in Michigan are going to be very low at this time of year. Hypothermia would set in very quickly. Without a PFD, he would fatigue quickly if he were to capsize in these temperatures. The fact that he wasn't wearing a pfd suggests that he was unprepared for the conditions. These factors combined probably lead to his demise. --- skimmer <skimmer_at_enter.net> wrote: > Kayaker went missing April 14 on Ore Lake. Capsized > kayak found. > Kayaker was not wearing a pfd. What could have > happened? He > told friends he was an experienced kayaker. > From the Ann Arbor News Monday April 16, 2007 *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 23 2007 - 05:35:33 PDT
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