eneumeier Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/kayaker-floats-for-hours-before-rescue/article_40841838-d7e6-11e9-a303-8ba01370373f.html -- I bet he was pretty cold. MANCHESTER — A lifejacket saved a kayaker who floated in 4-foot seas for about three hours before being found off House Island, on the outskirts of Manchester Harbor, the Coast Guard said. A good Samaritan reported seeing an overturned orange kayak near Salem Channel to the Coast Guard in Boston at 2:24 p.m. Shortly after, the wife of the missing kayaker called. The Beverly Harbormaster rescue crew found the kayaker wearing a life jacket after about an hour search. He had been floating for about three hours. Two rescue boat crews from Coast Guard Station Gloucester and crews from the Salem Harbormaster also launched. They found the kayak before the kayaker, and it contained a dry holding a set of keys and a T-shirt. "A life jacket really saved this man's life," said Ensign Isabella Stoyka, the duty public affairs officer for Sector Boston. "If his kayak was labeled, we may have found him sooner." The water temperature was 66 degrees and winds were about 20 knots, the Coast Guard said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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