Again, paddling alone increases the risks: "A kayaker was brought to safety after spending an hour in Wild Rice Lake Thursday evening", writes Duluth News tribune. A man from the fire department said the kayaker, a young man from the area, capsized and became entangled in reeds. Luckily, the man's empty kayak washed up on shore at the northest end of the lake, and the alarm was given. Eventually the young man was found by a member of the volunteer fire department, who took to the lake in his personal boat. The kayakerbs condition was not known, when the paper wrote the report, but it is reported that said the was alert and talking when pulled from the lake, though he may have been mildly hypothermic. text from http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/?id=50195 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
No, I wouldn't say it was paddling alone that's the problem here, not without more information. What boat, what gear, did he leave a float plan with someone, was he in conditions within his ability, what communication gear, drysuit, wetsuit, pfd.... So many more questions beyond why was he alone. je Who's kayak is the answer to her childhood dream of boating solitude. www.harriman4.net "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?" Twelfth Night On 14 Sep 2007, at 11:28, Tord Eriksson wrote: > Again, paddling alone increases the risks: > > "A kayaker was brought to safety after spending an hour in Wild > Rice Lake > Thursday evening", writes Duluth News tribune. > > A man from the fire department said the kayaker, a young man from > the area, > capsized and became entangled in reeds. Luckily, the man's empty kayak > washed up on shore at the northest end of the lake, and the alarm was > given. > > Eventually the young man was found by a member of the volunteer fire > department, who took to the lake in his personal boat. > The kayakerbs condition was not known, when the paper wrote the > report, > but it is reported that said the was alert and talking when pulled > from the > lake, though he may have been mildly hypothermic. > > text from > http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/?id=50195 *************************************************************************** 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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