JohnHuth Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/art...ail_to_a_friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin B (RPS Coach) Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Unfortunate accident; however, it doesn't look like we know the cause as of yet according to the article. Seems like the reporter (or should I say the Coast Guard) is just offering speculation as this point.That being said, I actually wore my drysuit today in fact while solo...water in the low 60s and air temp in the low 50s this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsprag1 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 It is speculation---according to the local paper, the Bangor Daily News, the body was taken to the state medical examiners office in Augusta to determine cause of death. However that said, the waters off Maine are getting colder(around 55 degrees) and at the very least people should be wearing wetsuits now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob budd Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Whatever the official cause of death if one is kayaking in New England waters without a wet suit, especially alone, immersion becomes a deadly hazard. I have a farmer john and a dry suit and wear the former throughout the summer. Rather roll than drown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shewhorn Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Even in warmer water... you can actually get hypothermia from 70 degree waters. I was always a little curious as to why I'd watch shows on the Discovery channel and divers would be wearing full wet suits in what I'd consider to be warm water but that's the reason (they also provide protection from jellies so maybe that's part of it too). I can't remember the specific show I was watching but it had to do with how the human body deals with extremes. One segment was demonstrating a new device to treat hypothermia victims in the field. It basically looked like something that Austin Powers might have in his bag of tricks... basically a tube with a tight seal that you stick your arm into. The device creates suction on the arm and somehow it's extremely effective in helping to raise the core temp of your body (I'm sure there's more to it than that but that's all I can recall).Cheers, Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Nystrom Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 ...but the fact that she was wearing a PFD and that no obvious physical injuries were mentioned probably means that it was most likely a hypothermia (or gasp-reflex)-induced drowning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyork Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 More speculation-consider heart attack.Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin B (RPS Coach) Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 >no >obvious physical injuries<Just playing devil's advocate here, but it doesn't say that either in the article... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcohn Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 >Even in warmer water... you can actually get hypothermia >from 70 degree waters. I was always a little curious as to >why I'd watch shows on the Discovery channel and divers >would be wearing full wet suits in what I'd consider to be >warm water but that's the reason The art to diving is to use the minimum amount of (feasible) exertion at all times. Less exertion = better air consumption (also issues with CO2 build up). Also, cold diver = bad air consumption. You'd be surprised how cold you can get when immersed for an hour or more and barely (or not) moving. ;-)Ralph CohnElaho DS, blue & white with yellow trim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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