Kayaker lucky to be alive
Courtesy of the ABC
Police say a 48-year-old man is lucky to be alive after being swept away from Rottnest Island in a kayak.
They say the man, from West Leederville, left the main jetty at Thomsons Bay at 1.00pm yesterday to paddle to Longreach Bay.
When he failed to return his wife raised the alarm sparking a search involving police, water police, marine rangers, boats and a helicopter.
Police say the man was located at Floreat Beach in Perth, by a member of the public, suffering from hypothermia and cramps.
He was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Police believe a combination of his large, heavy kayak and strong south-west winds combined with a large swell pushed him towards Perth.
They say he was lucky he was blown to the mainland and not out to sea.
Water Police say the incident is a timely reminder of the importance of informing family and authorities about journeys at sea.
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Albee Mangles
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Hmm..
Did he catch anything?
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One way to look for new
One way to look for new ground !
Damn lucky tho
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hlokk
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Quite lucky we have onshore
Quite lucky we have onshore winds most of the time instead of easterlies then
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Shorty
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Two whiting and a good size
Albee,,,Two whiting and a good size herring
I wonder if he had his safety gear as required by law,,flares,anhcor,bailer,PFD1
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Albee Mangles
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Heres the unedited version..
Courtesy of the Albee Mangles BC
Police say a very-old man is lucky to be alive after being swept away from Rottnest Island in a kayak.
They say the man, from Kwinana, left the main jetty at Thomsons Bay at 1.00pm yesterday to paddle to Longreach Bay.
When he failed to return his dog raised the alarm sparking a search involving his dog.
Police say the man was located at the pub in Perth, by a member of the public, suffering from drunkeness.
He was taken home to feed his dog.
Police believe a combination of his large, heavy kayak and alchohol combined with a large swell pushed him towards Perth.
They say his dog was lucky he was blown to the mainland and not out to sea.
Water Police say the incident is a timely reminder of the importance of informing family and authorities about journeys at sea.
TRUE STORY!!!! Sound a lot like SHORTY!!!!!!!
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Brett Ozanne
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LOL Brett
Makes for better reading. Teach him for being so dogmatic.
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Dreamweaver
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Yeah read that
Was just reading this in one of the News sites, agree Matt, lucky for onshore winds. That's a LOT of water he's covered.
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tommo77
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thats crazy
how long was he on the water for?
kaney68
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you bet ya...
That's what I was thinking - considering on Monday North Easterly's were blowing, followed by light NW later in the day.
Brave guy he was playing out there yesterday.
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Shorty
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He left at 1pm and was found
He left at 1pm and was found at 5.30pm,,must has been getting blown at say 4-5 km an hour ?
Might go over to Rotto with Albee with the yaks on the ferry,,,then have an awesome drift back to the mainland,,,a dhuie would be on the cards for sure, plus some KG's ?
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ody
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Hi Ya, Water Police say the
Hi Ya,
Water Police say the incident is a timely reminder of the importance of informing family and authorities about journeys at sea.
He did. According to his statement on the news tonight, he joked with his family about beating them to Longreach. He also said he had originally considered taking his 10 yo son with him on the yak.
That would have ended in a vastly different outcome.
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