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Date: 26 July 06 |
MAN DIES WHEN MAKAH CANOE OVERTURNS, 12 OTHERS RESCUED
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SEATTLE - A 55-year-old man was pronounced dead and two females and one male were taken to Olympic Memorial Hospital to be treated for hypothermia after a canoe overturned at Dungeness Spit near Sequim, Wa. today. The crew of the Makah canoe was taking part in the 2006 Intertribal Canoe Journey when a combination of high winds and five to seven-foot seas caused the boat to overturn dumping them into the water. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles received the call at around 5:47 p.m. and dispatched a 41-foot small response boat and an HH-65 helicopter to the scene. None of the canoers were wearing life jackets. The helicopter hoisted all six members of the vessel's crew from the shore in addition to a Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy who had gone to investigate, and seven members of another canoe that had beached nearby. All of the canoers were taken to waiting EMS personnel. Coast Guard video is available by link to .wmv player here. A larger version of the photo is available here. |
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