Published: October 30. 2010 1:16AM Kayaker pulled from Presque Isle Bay by Coast Guard By MIKE MACIAG mike.maciag_at_timesnews.com A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued a man whose kayak capsized Friday morning in the choppy waters of Presque Isle Bay. A bystander at the Erie County Convention Center first spotted the 26-year-old Pittsburgh man in the water and called 911 at 8:29 a.m., a county dispatcher said. The man, whose name was not released, was kayaking with a person in another kayak when his boat capsized. His hip waders filled with water, making it impossible for his friend to pull him out of the water, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Erie firefighters later spotted the two about 300 yards off Presque Isle State Park and radioed their location to the Coast Guard. 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. Rescuers wrapped him in blankets before dropping him off to a waiting ambulance parked near the Bicentennial Tower at Dobbins Landing. The Coast Guard said the man was in "stable" condition, but showed signs of hypothermia. He was taken to Hamot Medical Center for treatment. Strong winds created high waves on the bay early Friday morning. The water temperature was 54 degrees at the time of the rescue, the Coast Guard said. Erie Fire Chief Tony Pol said the other kayaker was able to paddle back to the peninsula without assistance. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Your best story ever. Makes you wonder what the guy thought would happen. A few summers back I passed a young mom in a short rec boat paddling back from a barrier island with her three month old tucked between her knees. Yes both had on PFDs but I dont think the baby would have survived a capsize without pretty quick attention. Little tiny bodies lose heat so fast. Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:54 AM, Jim <jimtibensky_at_fastmail.fm> wrote: > > The man, whose name was not released, was kayaking with a person in > another kayak when his boat capsized. His hip waders filled with water, > making it impossible for his friend to pull him out of the water, the > U.S. Coast Guard said. > > and He was not wearing a life jacket. > > Lucky for him he didn't get air in those waders or he would have been feet up next to his kayak. You just wonder what they could have possibly been thinking. I'm betting they were both kayak "fishermen" and just using their kayaks to paddle to a more promising beach from which to do surf fishing. This sort of thing won't go on too long... I hear that the world will end in 2012 for one reason or another. The details are pretty vague but the end result seems pretty popular. I hope it's not by fire... I already lost 4 kayaks in a fire. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
It actually looks like a mob rub-out gone awry. The post-modern mob doesn't have the patience to wait for the concrete shoes to set and dry, so they use second-hand hip-waders from Goodwill (times are tough for the mob, too). Anyways, that's how we do it on the west coast. Best, Harvey --- On Tue, 11/2/10, Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com> wrote:On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:54 AM, Jim <jimtibensky_at_fastmail.fm> wrote: > The man, whose name was not released, was kayaking with a person in > another kayak when his boat capsized. His hip waders filled with water, > making it impossible for his friend to pull him out of the water, the > U.S. Coast Guard said. > > and He was not wearing a life jacket. > > Lucky for him he didn't get air in those waders or he would have been feet up next to his kayak. You just wonder what they could have possibly been thinking. I'm betting they were both kayak "fishermen" and just using their kayaks to paddle to a more promising beach from which to do surf fishing. This sort of thing won't go on too long... I hear that the world will end in 2012 for one reason or another. The details are pretty vague but the end result seems pretty popular. I hope it's not by fire... I already lost 4 kayaks in a fire. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 11/2/2010 11:10 AM, Craig Jungers wrote: > This sort of thing won't go on too long... I hear that the world will end in > 2012 for one reason or another. The details are pretty vague but the end > result seems pretty popular. I hope it's not by fire... I already lost 4 > kayaks in a fire. Based on the movie, it'll be earthquake and tsunami. I watched it last night (fast forwarded through the relationship scenes...booooring) and was disappointed not to see anybody riding those epic waves. Oh, and the West Coast is going first, of course. Steve *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Steve Cramer <cramer_at_uga.edu> wrote: > On 11/2/2010 11:10 AM, Craig Jungers wrote: > > This sort of thing won't go on too long... I hear that the world will end >> in >> 2012 for one reason or another. The details are pretty vague but the end >> result seems pretty popular. I hope it's not by fire... I already lost 4 >> kayaks in a fire. >> > > Based on the movie, it'll be earthquake and tsunami. I watched it last > night (fast forwarded through the relationship scenes...booooring) and was > disappointed not to see anybody riding those epic waves. Oh, and the West > Coast is going first, of course. > > Good... that means I can stop worrying about my off-side roll. Craig *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu> wrote: > Four words: Charles, Darwin, natural, selection. > > Brad (nearly selected several times) > That's all well and good except I'm guessing that he's already passed his genes (such as they are) along. So in about 30 years there will be yet-another rescue of a person in a kayak with hip waders on and no PFD. On the bright side, there seems to be no lack of attempts to weed out the gene pool by the very people who have yet to contribute to it in any meaningful way. At least if one believes the Jackass movies and America's Funniest Home Videos. I doubt anything meaningful can be accomplished before the end of the world in 2012. Craig *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 11/2/2010 8:54 AM, Jim wrote: > The man, whose name was not released, was kayaking with a person in > another kayak when his boat capsized. His hip waders filled with water, > making it impossible for his friend to pull him out of the water, the > U.S. Coast Guard said. Two questions: 1. Would the use of a life jacket have made it any easier to pull him out of the water? 2. Did anybody consider cutting the suspenders? Steve *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Steve Cramer <cramer_at_uga.edu> wrote: > > Two questions: > > 1. Would the use of a life jacket have made it any easier to pull him out > of the water? > > 2. Did anybody consider cutting the suspenders? > > If they had cut the suspenders then what would they have grabbed to try to pull him out of the water. Geez Steve... ya gotta think this completely through. And a PFD, of course, would have made it even *more* difficult to grab the suspenders. We should not just immediately assume these people are idiots. Craig *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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