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andre2142 t1_iy7011h wrote

Damn i wonder how they went out. First got pulled into wide open water? Then waves got aggressive? You're on a floating device, how are you found drowned?

I lost two friends in a kayaking accident in WA back on '15 as well, but the waters there are just mean. It's something that i always wondered though, the how.

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utti t1_iy79pyc wrote

If they were kayaking somewhere with rough waves, then most likely it's the type of kayak with a skirt - which is this rubber apron you wear that seals your seat opening so no water gets in. This however means that if you capsize, you have to immediately yank the skirt off the kayak or else you're stuck in the kayak underwater upside down. If the waves are really rough or you panic, then that can be disaster. If the kayak has no skirt, it's most likely narrower and easier to capsize. If both people fall out it's incredibly hard to flip the kayak back over by themselves and get back inside. And again, rough waves would be disaster if they push you away from the kayak.

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