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#109393 - 10/21/07 07:02 PM Woman Survives 19hrs in Sea off Maui
Big_John Offline
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Registered: 06/08/07
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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h7JifF4_PbcQ3lRivL9ICaAX_78QD8SDAMNO0

She is very lucky, warm water, tried to swim to shore, spotted by a fishing boat.

"I won't say I am not going back to the ocean,...But I am not going back alone anytime soon"

Good advice for any outdoor activity.


Edited by Doug_Ritter (10/21/07 07:27 PM)
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#109395 - 10/21/07 07:29 PM Re: Woman Survives 19hrs in Sea off Maui [Re: Big_John]
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A good whistle and a signal mirror might have made a huge difference. She was very lucky.


Edited by Doug_Ritter (10/21/07 07:29 PM)
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#109400 - 10/21/07 07:53 PM Re: Woman Survives 19hrs in Sea off Maui [Re: Doug_Ritter]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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"...She was very lucky..."

That may be the understatement of the year...
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#109446 - 10/22/07 02:28 AM Re: Woman Survives 19hrs in Sea off Maui [Re: OldBaldGuy]
Susan Offline
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"How long can you tread water?"

She's lucky that someone was looking in the right direction at the right time.

Sue

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#109447 - 10/22/07 02:40 AM Re: Woman Survives 19hrs in Sea off Maui [Re: Susan]
Russ Offline
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Silly me, I thought she had a flotation vest. Who goes ocean kayaking without a flotation vest?
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#109449 - 10/22/07 03:05 AM Re: Woman Survives 19hrs in Sea off Maui [Re: Russ]
ironraven Offline
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That is the part that boggled my mind as well.
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#109453 - 10/22/07 06:00 AM Re: Woman Survives 19hrs in Sea off Maui [Re: Russ]
LED Offline
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Registered: 09/01/05
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Originally Posted By: RAS
Silly me, I thought she had a flotation vest. Who goes ocean kayaking without a flotation vest?



Probably the same people who go on dayhikes with just an iPod.

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#109573 - 10/22/07 11:30 PM Re: Woman Survives 19hrs in Sea off Maui [Re: LED]
Susan Offline
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Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
Hey, if you can swim, you don't need no stinkin' floation vest!
Right?

Sue

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