[ChocolateGypsy]

I get it that the kayakers were out there for training purposes -- you can't get conditions like that in any gym. And, giving them the benefit of a doubt, they probably notified the authorities in advance and the Marine patrol likely just went out for a look-see because of the call. The most likely reason they all made the news is because some reporter didn't do his/her "homework."

I felt it necessary to put the 911 reminder on the board because I've recently run into TOO MANY situations where people have hesitated to call -- it's usually the "old timers" who pre-date 911 in this area -- they "don't want to bother anyone about something that could be nothing" or want to "wait and see..."

As for the adventure seekers -- the competent ones take precautions. And when something unexpected happens... well that's what the rescue people are for.

When they were teens, my father and his brothers used to swim across a part of the Lake to an island that was a lot further away than it looked (at least 10 minutes by small outboard.) But many people have drowned in that same area over the years trying to do exactly the same thing. Children too. If I saw someone in the water doing the same thing today, I'd definitely call the marine patrol and tell them to haul that idiot out of the water before he/she drowns... or sets a bad example.