Gaal Yahas ([info]gaal) wrote,
@ 2009-05-05 00:17:00
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in his haste, he misidentified the vessel
http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/1082956.html

  • A speedy recovery to Ms. Feingold.
  • It's not a kayak, it's a skiff (or more precisely, a scull).
  • Good thing we still have some civilians around, eh?

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[info]lishablog
2009-05-05 09:41 am UTC (link)
Wow. This is so awful and frightening.

I've spent a lot of time upside down in kayaks, working on self-rescue and stuff like that, and never have I had, you know, foam coming out of my mouth.

When you are learning rowing of any sort, you learn how to get into and out of your boat in emergencies. The idea that her skiff turned over and that the water of the Yarkon is SO polluted that she didn't have time to get herself unhooked from the boat is horrendously scary.

My thoughts go out to her family. What an awful way to lose a loved one.

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[info]gaal
2009-05-05 11:08 am UTC (link)
My guess is that she was hurt by the fall, perhaps by an oar or the oarlock outrigging. Or maybe she got tangled. The water of the river is not immediately lethal from contact (I know, because I've been inside it myself).

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