NorthWest Kayak Anglers
Kayak Fishing => For Safety's Sake => Topic started by: alpalmer on February 12, 2021, 10:24:02 AM
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Two more people died at Netarts Bay. They were not kayakers but the unfortunate circumstances do help to illustrate the preparation and precautions needed to operate safely out on the water. https://katu.com/news/local/2-dead-after-boat-capsizes-off-oregon-coast
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very sad but close to the ocean at near peak outgoing tide during a really strong ebb tide and not even wearing PFDs. :(
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I’ve seen hundreds of pb’ers not wearing life jackets when in Tillamook bay, when I’m on my buddy alumiweld salmon trolling I have one on, kinda hard to put it on when your treading water in 50 or so degrees of water.
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https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2021/05/30/man-rescued-from-sound-after-falling-out-of-kayak/
Apparently no immersion gear....
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https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2021/05/30/man-rescued-from-sound-after-falling-out-of-kayak/
Apparently no immersion gear....
He would've been fine if he knew how to get back in.
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I rescued a pal in 2016 who fell off his Hobie Revo while trying to have a pee, during the last week of January at Point No Point in WA, the water temp was 47, he was in for about 20 minutes and could not pull himself onto his boat. I grabbed the back of his PFD and pedaled to shore, it was about 300 yards. He was seriously hypothermic, got him into a truck with heater on full blast, got him into dry clothes, he was OK to drive home after an hour of warming. He was an overweight guy with a gut that prevented him from pulling himself over the gunnel. Hardest pedal I ever did with him alongside the boat, he could not hang on to my boat as his hands were numb. Thank God for the Mirage drive, a paddle yak would not have allowed me to get him ashore. He was able to stretch a leg onto my boat to get him somewhat out of the water while I pedaled. Sad ending, he died of colon cancer a couple years later.
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https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2021/05/30/man-rescued-from-sound-after-falling-out-of-kayak/
Apparently no immersion gear....
Yeah, you could say that... in the video it looks like all he's wearing is a pair of swim trunks and a PFD... in a SinK... with no spray skirt... that has a bunch of water in it... with no pump visible... ::) :police: