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Everglades kayak rescue

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Not a canoe but still a paddler. No idea how he got separated from his kayak, but looks like he was well inside in Cross Bay which is just north of the east end of Lopez river just a little north of the marked wilderness waterway. Its all calm protected and shallow in there. He probably could have stood up where they found him. Luckily the cold weather has the big lizards a bit lethargic right now, otherwise he may have been a meal already. Be interesting to get the whole story at some point.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-evergades-missing-kayaker-rescued-video
 
lol, I wasn't sure where to post it.

Given the relatively placid area he was paddling medical issue more plausible than capsize and separation. Plus there is so much shore line close by to swim to and In that particular area the shoreline at the mangroves is mostly very shallow. He would just need to be careful about oysters and barnacle to avoid nasty cuts to complicate things. Seems he would have had to be incapacitated somehow not to go to shore as opposed to floating in a life jacket for 2 days. Anyway, hope he recovers and we get the whole story at some point.
 
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