Joe P. said: Rescuers resorted to cutting the skirt out with a knife. Paddler died a few minutes later from a severed femoral artery. I've probably misremembered that a little, but that's the gist of it... You got it exactly right, Joe. This happened on the Ocoee River. The poor guy was trapped with his head above water but his companions were in a hurry to get him out and, probably, looked forward to a dramatic use-the-knife rescue. It turned out to be fatal as well as dramatic. "Michael R., an experienced kayaker, was navigating the river when his boat overturned in a rapid on the Ocoee River. Friends told that he lost his paddle and was unable to flip his boat upright. Once up righted, the friends could not remove his Spray Skirt, so they cut it. When they did, they also cut a main artery in his leg." Copyright 1997 The Associated Press, Monday, November 3, 1997" Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jul 08 2008 - 04:02:56 PDT
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