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"New Hampshire Marine Patrol Officer Wesley Cook noticed many canoes, kayaks and water bikes in the northwest part of the lake on Aug. 31, 2002. Cook piloted his marked Marine Patrol boat in that direction to conduct checks for personal floatation devices aboard those boats..."
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McKeown's testimony appears to state that the MP was
in part responsible for "swamping" the kayak. McKeown's tesimony has some very suspect wording, IMO, even though this was likely sworn testimony -- "under oath":
Kayaks are relatively stabile craft that are used in whitewater conditions -- even high waterfalls. Kayakers
practice rolling their kayaks for such extreme conditions (e.g., "The Pawlata Roll").
McKeown's brother was alongside, also in a kayak, and didn't "swamp". Usually a wake sufficient to "swamp" is produced by a large
passing boat. Kayaks have huge flotation areas fore and aft and are difficult to "swamp" in the first place.
Cook used the word "piloted" to indicate a
careful approach. I believe Cook's testimony.
Was McKeown kayaking (for pleasure)...or trolling (for publicity)?