Regarding the Tampa Bay case: "Article mentions that water temperatures below 60-degrees are dangerous but doesn't say a word about what sort of clothing to wear as protection; just wear a PFD. Interesting." From Craig Jungers For several years, The National Safe Boating council has had a "saved by the Jacket" essay contest. Here is the winner for 2009: www.safeboatingcampaign.com/survivor09.htm The survivor survived because he had a cell phone, a shorty wetsuit, paddling jacket of some sort and a pfd. Lacking any element of this set of gear, I believe he would have died. As it was, the victim was lucid and functional until rescued. The message of the NSBC was "victim was saved by the life jacket", no mention of the shorty wetsuit or cell phone. Their conclusion and message for the public is INCOMPLETE!!! And misleading!!! If the fellows in Tampa Bay had been equipped to communicate and had any type of wetsuit, then the victim and survivor both could have tied up to the buoy, called for help and waited for recue. On Thursday, Jan 20, 2011, (posted Jan 26,2011) a hunter went into Reelfoot Lake, swam to a stump and was rescued because he was able to call for rescue using a waterproof cellphone. Communication, an essential element of survival. www.lakecountybanner.com/news.php?viewStory=2462 Chuck Sutherland *************************************************************************** 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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