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Stranded kayaker lit fire with blowtorch
AN injured kayaker who was stuck in the Bogong National Park overnight used a blowtorch to light a fire that would help emergency services find him and his mate. Mount Beauty Fire Rescue captain Rob...
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Jet skier taken to hospital after going missing for 45 minutes at sea
A jet skier is tended to on the beach at Penmaenmawr A JET-SKIER was taken to hospital after he went missing for 45 minutes in the sea. The incident happened off the coast of Penmaenmawr shortly before...
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Teen drowns while jet skiing in Cass County
HARRISONVILLE — The Cass County Sheriff’s Department says a 17-year-old Kingsville boy drowned while jet skiing on a private lake on Father’s Day. Deputies say Kalen Littlefield and another man were on...
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Search on for kayaker missing on Clinton River
Authorities are searching for a 47-year-old man who disappeared after leaving home to go kayaking on southeastern Michigan’s Clinton River. Police in Macomb County’s Shelby Township said that Oliver W....
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Victim: Life jacket saved my life
Binghamton, NY Leslie Meyer’s quiet vacation in the Adirondacks turned upside down when she, her son and her dog went kayaking down a river. “We were out and on a beautiful day and suddenly the weather...
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Update: Windsurfer’s name released
The name of the wind surfer who died on Lake Winnebago over the weekend has been released. Seventy-one-year-old Ronald Sandven of Sheboygan Falls was an experienced wind surfer. Conditions on the lake...
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Search Continues For Missing Kayaker Stephen Fritze
It’s been 16 days since Stephen Fritze went missing while kayaking along the Minnesota River near Courtland. And while the search for his body is still underway, rescue workers have begun to scale back...
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Kayaker loses her life in the Potomac River
A 24-year-old woman died Thursday afternoon during a kayaking accident on the Potomac River near Great Falls, Montgomery County authorities said. Rescuers searched the river after being called for the...
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Jet Skier Rescued on Long Island Sound
A New Jersey man left for a jet skiing excursion from Smithtown Marina on Sunday and got stranded for four hours when the jet ski ran out of gas, Suffolk police said. Luis Rivera, 37, was found at...
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Riverboarding — An Extreme Whitewater Ride
“I call it the extreme face-first adrenalin rush,” says Darryl Brown, one of the owners of Rocky Mountain RiverBoarding. Riverboarding involves shooting the rapids while lying on your stomach on a...
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Man injured in Jet ski accident has died
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – A man who was knocked unconscious after being thrown from his Sea Doo Monday has died. Jordan Kooienga, 22, died Tuesday, according to Spectrum Health. He was thrown from...
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Body of missing kayaker Donald Lavigne found
Donald Lavigne, 60, was reported missing on Oct. 2 after he failed to return from a kayaking trip in Bathurst. (RCMP) The body of a kayaker reported missing earlier this month has been found. Bathurst...
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Search suspended for missing kayaker, 18, in Oahu
HONOLULU (AP) — The Coast Guard has called off the search for an 18-year-old man who went missing while kayaking on the North Shore of Oahu. The agency announced the decision late Sunday after looking...
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Harbour kayaking death decision released
CAMERON MILLAR: Drowned after taking a kayak out in Wellington Harbour. Cameron Millar’s last day in the sun is one that will be cherished forever by his family. The 19-year-old from Hamilton died...
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Father and daughter’s bodies pulled from lake
The body of a young girl has been pulled from Lake Tarawera, after she and her father disappeared kayaking. The man’s body was recovered earlier. Ambulance received a call about 11.10am after the...
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Tragedy highlights need for lifejackets
Taranaki boaties and water-sports enthusiasts were taking a safety-first approach yesterday after the drowning of a father and daughter during the weekend. Zoujie Cai, 40, and his 6-year-old daughter...
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