Re: [Paddlewise] Hip Waders!! No lifejacket!!!

From: Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu>
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:00:24 -0700
Four words: Charles, Darwin, natural, selection.

Brad (nearly selected several times)


Quoting Jim <jimtibensky_at_fastmail.fm>:

> Kayaker pulled from Presque Isle Bay by Coast Guard

> A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued a man whose kayak capsized Friday
> morning in the choppy waters of Presque Isle Bay.

 snip

> At about 8:45 a.m., a Coast Guard crew arrived to find the man clinging
> to his overturned kayak, which was tied to his friend's boat. He was not
> wearing a life jacket.  His friend was unable to pull him into the boat
> because his hip waders filled with water.
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