Date of Incident | 6/19/2017 |
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Time | 5:00PM |
Location: Physical Description | Finger Lake, Wassilla |
Reporting a | Incident |
Type | Lake |
Water Conditions | Unknown, reported boat wakes |
Weather Conditions | Unknown |
Boat Type | Canoe, type unknown |
Motorized? | No |
Number of People | 2 Males |
Number of People Wearing Life Jackets | 2: auto inflate that reportedly did not inflate |
Other Safety Equipment Used | |
Event Description | See Alaska Dispatch News Story of a canoe with 2 men capsized by boat wakes. Neither person’s auto inflate PFD inflated.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2017/06/20/1-man-rescued-1-missing-after-canoe-capsizes-on-valley-lake/ |
Event Outcome | 1 person was rescued and treated for hypothermia and another perished. |