I've tried in the past to get my two teenaged nieces interested in kayaking. I've always wondered why kayaking seems so relegated to old men! It just makes this story that much sadder to have this happen to someone so young. Mark -----Original Message----- Some things make you weep with helpless frustration and a towering rage. Craig Jungers wrote: > A 15 year old kayaker was found face-down in the water of American Lake, > about 30 miles south of Seattle, and is in critical condition at Madigan > Army Hospital on the Fort Lewis Army Base. The boy's kayak was found with a > hole in it and his paddle was cut in two. Witnesses who live around the lake > have said that they saw a "Baylilner" or "Reinell" type power boat weaving > around on the lake all day. The incident occured March 2nd. A link to the > article on Seattle's KING tv station is here: > http://www.king5.com/localnews/south/stories/NW_030209WAB-kayak-hit-and-run- SW.1b024601.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 Wed Mar 04 2009 - 20:09:58 PST
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