Peter-CKM
Paddler
This popped up on paddling.com message board. 12ish minute video of a rock garden rescue in Casco Bay, ME, ending with a mayday call and a motor boat transporting the paddler to shore to go to hospital. Camera catches much of the action from start to finish.
In looking at the area and conditions, it reminds me of many of the areas I play in here in Northern California on a relatively mellow day. The paddlers were well prepared and appeared well trained, and it is good to get a reminder than even low swell days can be dangerous and to see the challenges they had to overcome to xomplete the rescue. Seems like something that could just as easily happen out here.
In looking at the area and conditions, it reminds me of many of the areas I play in here in Northern California on a relatively mellow day. The paddlers were well prepared and appeared well trained, and it is good to get a reminder than even low swell days can be dangerous and to see the challenges they had to overcome to xomplete the rescue. Seems like something that could just as easily happen out here.