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Date: Aug 04 2003, 11:17 GMT
From: keelhauler

On Saturday, 8/3 a kayaker ran the left side of Foul-Up Falls(aka Lost & Found) unh the Upper Yough in MD.. This is not the normal line. There is a tree across the channel and a big undercut rock. The paddler went totally in under the undercut. A Keel Hauler, Scott Debalski observed him disapear. He was in the eddy behind the rock, he jumped out of his kayak leaving it float away. Once on the rock he saw nothing. He then saw a helmet under the water and pulled on it and a head surfaced far enough for him to grab his PFD and pull the hapless kayaker from his boat and out from under the undercut. Eventually the boat was retrieved.  
DO NOT RUN THE LEFT SIDE.
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note Scott Debalski is a hero! njpaddler New
th_up good call VERtigoRED81 New
feedback Dont know about that.... hardboater New
note the kayaker was hopelessly stuffed under Tombstone rock -- and the rescuer deserves a medal Bromel New
question Great save!  Was he conscious when pulled out? <NT> paddleman New
note Yes, he was conscious but a little dazed <NT> Bromel New
th_up Good job Scott! He IS a hero. <NT> GRITS New
question Nice to have people like Scott on the River kgordon New
feedback My account of the incident and clarification crk1 New
note Thanks for the details.  Just one question. Bromel New
note Left line crk1 New
note I think it's fine to run left if you want to, but my point is you don't have to.  Tombstone is easily avoidable. <NT> Bromel New
note Agreed <NT> crk1 New
note I was faced with that decision a few weeks ago on my first trip as a raft guide. mirage New
note Clarification:  Precision always takes the right line and Roger Zbel is always stationed near Tombstone Rock as... michiganrafter New
th_up Nice! <NT> air8ed New
smile tombstone wwh2o New
note glad your ok njpaddler New
feedback On the left to right line..... hardboater New
smile tombstone wwh2o New
note Yes indeed !! shiftless_Bill New
smile so glad you are ok.... kayaksiren New
note I know what happened GRITS New
doh Oops, just now noticed hardboater posted the same thing... <NT> GRITS New
idea "Near Drowning on Upper Yough" Lak New
more I took the left side accidently on Friday suekayak New

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