Post by Clipper on Aug 8, 2019 6:28:40 GMT -5
www.wktv.com/content/news/Deputies-investigate-possible-drowning-on-Delta-Lake-525673901.html
When I read about a drowning accident involving a canoe or kayak I am always reminded of an experience I had as a young adult paddling a canoe on White Lake. I was paddling a rented canoe and fishing when a motor boat's wake caused the canoe to capsize. I was not wearing a life jacket. Thankfully a class at boy scout camp years before had taught me to right the canoe and to either stay with it or climb back into it and paddle to shore. Most canoes have flotation that keeps them from sinking, even when filled with water. That class saved me from panicking and trying to swim to shore. I lost an open metal tackle box and a fishing pole but fortunately not my life.
I don't know if the victim in this case was wearing a personal flotation device or not, or the circumstances surrounding the accident, but whenever I read about such a drowning I am reminded of that scary incident that dumped me into the ice cold water at White Lake and what COULD have resulted. I often see people paddling kayaks and canoes without a life jacket and it makes me shudder.
Prayers for the family and friends of the victim. So sad that a pleasant day on the water ended in tragedy. May he rest in peace.
When I read about a drowning accident involving a canoe or kayak I am always reminded of an experience I had as a young adult paddling a canoe on White Lake. I was paddling a rented canoe and fishing when a motor boat's wake caused the canoe to capsize. I was not wearing a life jacket. Thankfully a class at boy scout camp years before had taught me to right the canoe and to either stay with it or climb back into it and paddle to shore. Most canoes have flotation that keeps them from sinking, even when filled with water. That class saved me from panicking and trying to swim to shore. I lost an open metal tackle box and a fishing pole but fortunately not my life.
I don't know if the victim in this case was wearing a personal flotation device or not, or the circumstances surrounding the accident, but whenever I read about such a drowning I am reminded of that scary incident that dumped me into the ice cold water at White Lake and what COULD have resulted. I often see people paddling kayaks and canoes without a life jacket and it makes me shudder.
Prayers for the family and friends of the victim. So sad that a pleasant day on the water ended in tragedy. May he rest in peace.
