The Gods were smiling on fools this day, but other days the Gods are not so lenient. The following are a few of a series of case summaries from the Recreational Boating Fatality Report for British Columbia 1992-1995. It is published by the Canadian Coast Guard-Pacific Region Office of Boating Safety. Statistics for 1996 are currently being compiled. The stark paragraphs that sum up the last hours of these individuals lives need little evaluating.
Readers can form their own judgements.
The kayaks did not have lights. A powerboat ran into the deceased's kayak first and then hit the other kayaks. The other kayakers were able to right their crafts and re-enter. The third person could not and drowned. The powerboat left the scene of accident.