Re: [Paddlewise] Jetski incident

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IIRC, the report came from Wes Kantmemberizlasname 
[ moderator - Wes Boyd was the person involved ]. 
He had a site--now 
defunct--that was a great info center for big boy and girl kayakers. 
Craig has the basics of the incident correct. As I recall, the water was 
very cold and hypothermia was a concern.

Steve

Craig Jungers wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 6:25 AM, Tord S. Eriksson <tord_at_mindless.com> wrote:
> 
>> Some time back someone here told us
>> members about a young guy on a
>> jetski mobbing paddlers -
>>
>> Could someone refresh my memory,
>> and tell us what happened next?
>>
> 
> To the best of my recollection there were several people in kayaks and one
> jetski with two people aboard circling them several times until at least one
> kayak capsized. No one was hurt although at least one kayak had to be taken
> to shore (where they were headed when the jetski started harassing them) for
> re-entry. They got the registration numbers on the jetski and found it and
> the operator and arrested him. I don't know what happened after that and I
> can't find references on Google.
> 
> But, just for some information, I did find quite a few references to
> capsized kayakers being rescued by jetski operators.
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