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Mr. V · 05-03-2009, 11:56 AM

Very sad.

The newspaper article refers to death by "hypothermia," but that seems to be a misnomer.

The correct terms: "cold shock" and "swimming failure."

Google educated me a bit on this unfortunate issue: see link:

http://www.seakayakermag.com/2008/Feb08/cold-shock.htm

I wondered why a good swimmer couldn't swim 100 feet or so to safety: now I know.

Still, very tragic.

05-03-2009, 11:56 AM	#10
Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,476 Thanks: 68 Thanked 265 Times in 182 Posts	Very sad. The newspaper article refers to death by "hypothermia," but that seems to be a misnomer. The correct terms: "cold shock" and "swimming failure." Google educated me a bit on this unfortunate issue: see link: http://www.seakayakermag.com/2008/Feb08/cold-shock.htm I wondered why a good swimmer couldn't swim 100 feet or so to safety: now I know. Still, very tragic.