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Preacher Contributer Subscriber Offline Posts: 1327 Location: COTU Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: Missing canoeist on McAree Lk Reply #10 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 6:32pm	Quote Print Post
	I only wear my PFD while canoeing on the days I want to live. Tragic situation. I've read many of these reports and too few mention if a PFD was being worn. The media needs to get this information, just as they do when there's a car wreck. Sorry for the bereaved.


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wally Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1987 Location: Minni-soda Joined: Apr 3^rd, 2003	Re: Missing canoeist on McAree Lk Reply #11 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 6:37pm	Quote Print Post
	smarmey I thought only PJ used that term. there is someone here who has gone down the western side and lived to tell....albeit minus a dog that didn'tmake it. tough story to hear about. I love that area....and too many times have been sans-PFD


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Old Salt Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4871 Location: Crossville, TN Joined: Jun 17^th, 2004	Re: Missing canoeist on McAree Lk Reply #12 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 7:03pm	Quote Print Post
	This is tragic, and part of the tragedy is that it likely was preventable. Not wishing to reopen the debate, I'm with Preacher and other like-minded, I always wear my PFD.


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Kenny B Inukshuk Offline Posts: 67 Location: Elgin, IL Joined: Feb 26^th, 2007	Re: Missing canoeist on McAree Lk Reply #13 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 7:12pm	Quote Print Post
	I agree that we all must wear a good, functional, PFD. I would not dare to venture out on a lake without one. However, we don't know for sure if this man was wearing his or not. At any rate, I have been looking at pictures from canoe trips for years and I always make note of when someone is not wearing their PFD. And surely enough, more time than not, people are out in the middle of the lake and paddling with their PFD used as a back rest or just not wearing it for whatever reason. This is a shame, akin to not wearing a seatbelt while driving. My heart and sympathy goes out to the wife and family of this poor man who perhaps made a careless mistake that cost him his life.


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jjcanoeguide Inukshuk Offline Posts: 309 Location: Frisco, TX Joined: Jun 20^th, 2007	Re: Missing canoeist on McAree Lk Reply #14 - Sep 17^th, 2010 at 4:27pm	Quote Print Post
	Preacher wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 6:32pm: Tragic situation. I've read many of these reports and too few mention if a PFD was being worn. The media needs to get this information, just as they do when there's a car wreck. Ageed on the reporting. Reading through the lines though, if they were dragging for the body, meaning that it was under water, he either: 1) wasn't wearing a working PFD. 2) became entrapped under water. It would be nice if the reporter actually investigated enough to determine if it was easily preventable by wearing a good PFD or not.


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kentuckian Lucky Member Offline Posts: 16 Joined: May 31^st, 2003	Re: Missing canoeist on McAree Lk Reply #15 - Sep 17^th, 2010 at 8:31pm	Quote Print Post
	The wife said he always wears one when he is on the water. She said he had taken it of for some reason and didn't say why.Possible he may have forgotten to put it back on. She still had hers on when it overturned and she was holding to the canue and the current pulled her out into the lake.


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wally Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1987 Location: Minni-soda Joined: Apr 3^rd, 2003	Re: Missing canoeist on McAree Lk Reply #16 - Sep 17^th, 2010 at 8:54pm	Quote Print Post
	So he's still not recovered? Wonder how long they look?


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arnesr Inukshuk Offline Posts: 199 Location: Hortonville WI Joined: Mar 19^th, 2004	Re: Missing canoeist on McAree Lk Reply #17 - Sep 17^th, 2010 at 9:07pm	Quote Print Post
	wally wrote on Sep 17^th, 2010 at 8:54pm: So he's still not recovered? Wonder how long they look? (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Ontario Provincial Police have recovered a Duluth man’s body from a lake in Quetico Provincial Park. Darrell Cellers, 65, apparently drowned after his canoe overturned during windy weather on McAree Lake. The lake is about 25 miles north of Ely, across the international border. The OPP began its search Thursday after learning that an emergency GPS locator had been deployed in the area. Cellers’ body was found late Saturday morning.


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BWCABlogLady Lucky Member Offline Posts: 13 Location: Gunflint Trail Joined: Sep 11^th, 2010	Re: Missing canoeist on McAree Lk Reply #18 - Sep 18^th, 2010 at 8:59pm	Quote Print Post
	What a tragic story indeed. I find it odd that none of the reports given said there were other people there. They made it sound like he was alone and somehow pressed a button to activate the beacon. What an awful experience for everyone involved. It's so sad people won't wear their life vests. Just in case you ever see me in a canoeing photo without a life vest on, it's because I wear an inflatable belt preserver.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8107 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Missing canoeist on McAree Lk Reply #19 - Sep 20^th, 2010 at 2:31pm	Quote Print Post
	Quote: Just in case you ever see me in a canoeing photo without a life vest on, it's because I wear an inflatable belt preserver. I'm not confidant a inflatable belt PFD would give the same benefits of a vest type PFD, but for those who find the vest types cumbersome or want to work on their tan, a little extra buoyancy is better than nothing. The wife said he came up 3x before going under. This tells me he was a fighter. While you can never be certain in situations like this, that little extra buoyancy might of made the difference between a close call, and a tragic but likely avoidable drowning


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