[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] I think I need to clarify what I was describing. These incidents were common instances of someone accidentally dumping while negotiating a rapid then getting safely back into a boat. In no case did any of them experience episodes of shivering. It's really a matter of missing a line in a rapid, falling in, getting to the shore at the bottom, draining the boat, getting back in and going on. In a few cases clothing was changed if the person did feel a little chilly, but even if not, no one judged it as a critical situation. These were not critical situations wherein rescue procedures became necessary. I will also mention that not a few of the 'victims' were traed in self- and group- rescue and a few were instructors. What I was inquiring about was an observation that this tiredness seems to be an aftermath of this event. It could be a purely behavioral response, for all I know. Your notion that some energy reserves were used up is a possibility, even though shivering was not involved. Joe P. *************************************************************************** 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 May 26 2010 - 05:22:39 PDT
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