Kayaker rescue??
 

Just saw on the news that there is a rescue underway for a kayaker on JPP just south of Nashville Shores. I can't find anything about it online yet. All of our plastic navy members accounted for? Hope everyone is alright.

All I've seen is this? The wind was brutal on Saturday.

Water Rescue on Lake in Nashville
http://fox17.com/news/local/water-re...e-in-nashville


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Search and Rescue is out at the 4.5 this afternoon looking to recover him. Pretty sure I saw the canoe yesterday when I decided it was too rough for me. They were paddling out into the white caps from behind the island at the 4.5. Could not believe it when I saw it.

I don't want to start the pfd debate but please guys think about the impact on your families when you make the choice not to wear one. God bless this young man and his family.


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What is taking them so long???

I think they never found him and he was last seen trying to put his PFD on after he fell in the water.

I'm also not about to fire up the PFD debate but please make wise choices. I sometimes don't wear mine when I don't feel the need to but on a day as windy as Saturday was, first of all I wouldn't be kayaking anywhere, but if I was I'd have my PFD on. Especially when water temps are still cold. This is very sad and I am praying for the family in this time of a sad loss.

Unfortunately, the TWRA and Metro appear to have given up the search and recovery part and are now just waiting for "time" to bring his body to the surface.
I would hope that they have tables that would tell them how long a body has to be in the water before decomposition brings the body to the surface.
I'm believing the rate of decomposition is related to the water temperature

Thats a sad truth of the situation too. Just waiting for it to surface. Hopefully the search/rescue team recovers it before it is found by a family or something.
All around bad situation.

Even in my big boat, i was on plane saturday coming around/under the weakley bridge and that wind hit just right as fast as it was and the nose was blown a few degrees tp the right and it almost felt like i slid a few feet over, like sliding on ice. After i slowed down and checked my pants, i eased it down lake till i was out of the direct cross wind. Had the PFD on but its still an eye opening experience....a little reminder to keep focused on whats going on/comimg up.

I had an uncle who drowned on Old Hickory while fishing back in the early 60's. When he didn't come home they went looking and found his boat....a fish on one rod laying in the boat. I don't recall how long his body was under water but it was a long time....months I think. As a matter of fact it was his brother who found him floating...badly decomposed....while out fishing on Old Hickory with his son. That had to be hard to take.

Regards

A teenager drowned in a lake in Iowa several years ago around the first week of May. The body was found by a jet skier on the 4th of July.


Mike

Life Jackets are cheap...even free if requested. Auto-inflate units are the best thing going. BP and Cabelas throw them on sale all the time I picked up two premium ones for a hundred clams a piece. I even have one for the pup.

Ive been tempted a few times when they put em on sale but im not impressed with the inflate/failure ratio other guys have told me. Could be all hear say kinda stuff, but i dont know if i would risk it myself.
However, to be hipacritical, i do own a few manual inflatables i use while fishing below the dams in warm months, and my regular foam PFD while the big engine is running.

I was participating in a discussion on this subject about two months ago. One guy on facebook made a statement that one out of every three fail when being immersed in water. So I responded and asked him to show me empirical evidence that a full 33 percent of inflatables fail...a link to an article......anything that would speak to such figures. I got no response because those figures do not exist. I researched this subject for a long time. I could never find anything where anyone ever drowned using an inflatable. I did'nt find any documented evidence where they did not work when called upon. What I did find was articles of folks who do not follow the guidelines of when and how to use inflatables.....also many do not do the regular maintenance that is clearly spelled out when to change co2 cartridges....bobbins...if it is equipped with a bobbin. The one I have is a hydrostatic type that has no bobbin so it can't go off from excess humidity or if caught out in rain. It works off of water pressure that requires one to go under 4 inches of water before inflating....also has a manual cord if you so choose. I first owned these in 2004. They worked then...from my own experience... and I also had them pop off on their own when I was stupid enough to leave them in a boat with a cover on it in high humidity. I have been witness to several of these units working. The last was when my nephew slipped out of a boat on the Little Red River....about 2 years back. I have the confidence mine will work and I will do the maintenance when required.

Regards

Speaking of... what is the maintenance on these things. I haven't thought about mine for 3 years. Should I be replacing a cartridge or something? I think it's a A/M 24. Of course I could look it up, but I'd rather here from someone with experience.