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Lake Superior Claims Two Kayakers At Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

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By Compiled From N... - September 18th, 2021

Lake Superior claimed two kayakers at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Gale force winds up to 35 knots and waves occasionally reaching 7 feet proved too much for two kayakers at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore who swamped in the rough water and died.

The National Park Service on Saturday identified the two victims as Kimberly Aiello of Troy, Michigan, and David Delegato of Shelby Township, Michigan. The two had headed out onto Lake Superior on Thursday and were reported missing later that day.

U.S. Coast Guard rescuers recovered their bodies along the coast Friday.

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Submitted by Larry A. Barry on September 18, 2021 - 10:17pm.

Where they wearing PFD's?


Submitted by Dave S on September 19, 2021 - 9:11pm.

While I have not seen anything one way or the other, I suspect that they were wearing pfds.  Lake Superior waters are cold enough that people who die in the water from hypothermia/drowning and sink don't resurface quickly (if at all) since the bodies decompose very slowly and produce very little gas to inflate them.  According to this article, the bodies were found several miles off-shore, further suggesting they were wearing pfds:   

https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2021/09/17/kayaker-dies-along-pictu...


Submitted by AC on September 26, 2021 - 3:41pm.

They were indeed wearing life jackets. 


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