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dead kayaker disposition?
someone mentioned in another newsgroup a report of finding someone dead in a kayak. is this possible? I would think the kayak would roll over and discard it's victim. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-FreeNet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |
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"William R. Watt" wrote in message ... someone mentioned in another newsgroup a report of finding someone dead in a kayak. is this possible? I would think the kayak would roll over and discard it's victim. If the skirt is well fitting, it's certainly possible that the body might not fall out. Or if the kayak is pinned in moving water, the force of the water could hold the body in place. -Paul |
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On 26-Aug-2004, "Paul Skoczylas" wrote:
"William R. Watt" wrote in message ... someone mentioned in another newsgroup a report of finding someone dead in a kayak. is this possible? I would think the kayak would roll over and discard it's victim. If the skirt is well fitting, it's certainly possible that the body might not fall out. Or if the kayak is pinned in moving water, the force of the water could hold the body in place. Or if the kayak is one of many that aren't tippy and the weather conditions aren't rough. There are several kayaks that you could sleep in if you had to. Mike |
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The kayaker was a safety boater for Southeastern Expeditions rafting
company. I was the lead safety boater that day, dropping thru ahead of the group to pick up swimmers before they got stuffed in Middle Crack. He was the pickup safety at the end of the pack. As I remember, the water level was nothing special that day, maybe two feet. We always raced to the takeout when we hit the fla****er, but when the kayaker didn't show up, we knew something was wrong. It wasn't a heart attack. The kayaker was a brittle diabetic and apparently had an attack, flipped upside down and drowned. We were all devastated but not surprised. The kayaker's doctor had repeatedly warned him against strenuous activity. I paddled with the guy every day for months and he knew that it was just a matter of time. But, he loved kayaking and especially loved Section 4 and he floated out of this world on his own terms. We later joked that he timed things perfectly that day because he hated the fla****er. :-) That's been 20 years ago and I thought that I would never forget his name. It will come to me after I have another shot of Tequila in his honor. In the meantime I apologize for my rusty "old fart" memory. Ed Puterbaugh Bluegrass Wildwater Association "Tom McCloud" wrote in message ... On 26 Aug 2004 14:25:34 GMT, (William R. Watt) wrote: someone mentioned in another newsgroup a report of finding someone dead in a kayak. is this possible? It's been probably 20 years ago that a group of paddlers completed section 4 Chattooga, and were making that fla****er paddle to take-out. One guy in a kayak dropped back, and, apparently suffering a heart attack, rolled over. At some point later another group of paddlers came upon the overturned kayak, assuming it was a boat lost on the river, rolled it over and found a dead man still in it. I no longer remember the name of the victim but I know the guy who rolled the kayak up. Second answer is a question to our Canadian members: you know the definition of kayak disease at it applies to the Inuit? Tom McCloud |
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"Tom McCloud" wrote in message ... On 26 Aug 2004 14:25:34 GMT, (William R. Watt) wrote: someone mentioned in another newsgroup a report of finding someone dead in a kayak. is this possible? It's been probably 20 years ago that a group of paddlers completed section 4 Chattooga, and were making that fla****er paddle to take-out. One guy in a kayak dropped back, and, apparently suffering a heart attack, rolled over. At some point later another group of paddlers came upon the overturned kayak, assuming it was a boat lost on the river, rolled it over and found a dead man still in it. I no longer remember the name of the victim but I know the guy who rolled the kayak up. If this is the incident I'm thinking of I was on Section III that day with a Coastal Canoists trip.I beleive the raft that turned the kayak back upright might have been other members of the same Coastals group on their annual Smokies summer week affair. I'll bet that incident put a major freeze on the "group camaraderie" to say the least. Paul Second answer is a question to our Canadian members: you know the definition of kayak disease at it applies to the Inuit? Tom McCloud |
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Tom McCloud wrote: Second answer is a question to our Canadian members: you know the definition of kayak disease at it applies to the Inuit? Are you referring to "kayak angst"? It's a form of vertigo that can occur when paddling in fog, darkness or other conditions that make it impossible to visually distinguish the water's surface. Your brain loses all spatial orientation. Fortunately, simply creating ripples on the water surface with your paddle is enough to "break the spell", so to speak. |
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"Brian Nystrom" wrote in message ... Tom McCloud wrote: Second answer is a question to our Canadian members: you know the definition of kayak disease at it applies to the Inuit? Are you referring to "kayak angst"? It's a form of vertigo that can occur when paddling in fog, darkness or other conditions that make it impossible to visually distinguish the water's surface. Your brain loses all spatial orientation. Fortunately, simply creating ripples on the water surface with your paddle is enough to "break the spell", so to speak. I've experienced this in a canoe on a glassy lake, under a moonless, crystal clear star-filled sky. Very spooky, as your rational thought is fully aware of what would happen if you fell over. Even in a stable boat like a canoe, you can be so offbalance and dizzy from it that you could completely fall out of the boat from a sitting position without dumping. The cure (other than making ripples) is to close your eyes and lie on the floor of your boat. Face down helps. --riverman |
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Cameron O'Connor was found at the bottom of Tumwater canyon in WA
upside-down in her kayak after being worked in the rapids above. She was revived. In message , riverman writes "Brian Nystrom" wrote in message ... Tom McCloud wrote: Second answer is a question to our Canadian members: you know the definition of kayak disease at it applies to the Inuit? Are you referring to "kayak angst"? It's a form of vertigo that can occur when paddling in fog, darkness or other conditions that make it impossible to visually distinguish the water's surface. Your brain loses all spatial orientation. Fortunately, simply creating ripples on the water surface with your paddle is enough to "break the spell", so to speak. I've experienced this in a canoe on a glassy lake, under a moonless, crystal clear star-filled sky. Very spooky, as your rational thought is fully aware of what would happen if you fell over. Even in a stable boat like a canoe, you can be so offbalance and dizzy from it that you could completely fall out of the boat from a sitting position without dumping. The cure (other than making ripples) is to close your eyes and lie on the floor of your boat. Face down helps. --riverman -- Dave Manby Details of the Coruh river and my book "Many Rivers To Run" at http://www.dmanby.demon.co.uk |
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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 13:48:30 GMT, Brian Nystrom
wrote: Tom McCloud wrote: Second answer is a question to our Canadian members: you know the definition of kayak disease at it applies to the Inuit? Are you referring to "kayak angst"? It's a form of vertigo that can occur when paddling in fog, darkness or other conditions that make it impossible to visually distinguish the water's surface. Your brain loses all spatial orientation. Fortunately, simply creating ripples on the water surface with your paddle is enough to "break the spell", so to speak. Brian and riverman (Is that you, Myron---where you at?) are both kind of on the right track. The Inuit kayak is, after all, a hunting craft, often used to spear seals. On a sunny, windless day the hunter may paddle out onto the ocean, and to have any chance of spearing anything he must sit there, absolutely motionless for an extended period of time, to prevent spooking the seals. So he's hot, and the surface of the sea is glassy, rocking very gently, he gets drowsy and he falls asleep, then turns over in the boat and drowns. A death of this sort was referred to as 'kayak disease'. Not sure where I read this, years ago. Maybe a Peter Freuchen book? Tom McCloud |
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