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Several kayakers had to be rescued from the waters between Oak Bay and Trial Island when a passing motor boat caused their vessels to capsize yesterday.
A lighthouse keeper reported seeing several people in the water next to their empty kayaks around 12:40 p.m.
The Victoria Joint Rescue Co-ordination centre dispatched two boats from the Oak Bay and Victoria Coast Guard Auxiliary to pull five kayakers from the water, said Capt. Dave Bowes, but by then, the paddlers had been in the chilly waters for about an hour. One woman was able to swim to shore but was hypothermic. She and four others were taken to Royal Jubilee hospital.
Bowes said those rescued were among a group of 12 kayakers swamped by a passing power boat.
The rescue centre passed the information on to Victoria police, who will investigate the incident.
Even without waves from a passing boat, there are strong rip currents in the waters between Trial Island and Oak Bay, Bowes said. He said the kayakers who tipped were not very experienced
Take only what you need.
Several kayakers had to be rescued from the waters between Oak Bay and Trial Island when a passing motor boat caused their vessels to capsize yesterday.
A lighthouse keeper reported seeing several people in the water next to their empty kayaks around 12:40 p.m.
The Victoria Joint Rescue Co-ordination centre dispatched two boats from the Oak Bay and Victoria Coast Guard Auxiliary to pull five kayakers from the water, said Capt. Dave Bowes, but by then, the paddlers had been in the chilly waters for about an hour. One woman was able to swim to shore but was hypothermic. She and four others were taken to Royal Jubilee hospital.
Bowes said those rescued were among a group of 12 kayakers swamped by a passing power boat.
The rescue centre passed the information on to Victoria police, who will investigate the incident.
Even without waves from a passing boat, there are strong rip currents in the waters between Trial Island and Oak Bay, Bowes said. He said the kayakers who tipped were not very experienced
Take only what you need.
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