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Mike Vandeman says...


The guys who started and continue to promote canoeing are truly
SICK! Whales should all be held responsible for this.

Bob


The guys who started and continue to promote this sport are truly
SICK! They should all be held responsible for this.

Mike


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3718...accident-named

SNIP

Very good, Mike. Another media piece from New Zealand.

I wonder what impact your new crusade to keep the spotlight of public opinion
focused on activities there will have.

Now, for your enjoyment, here's a media piece from a little closer to home...


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...izescanoe.html

The Seattle Time

Originally published April 21, 2010 at 5:48 PM
Page modified April 22, 2010 at 8:51 AM

Whale capsizes canoe off Mass. coast, drowning man

The Associated Press
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. —

A man canoeing in the ocean waters off Massachusetts has
died after the vessel came in contact with one or more
whales and capsized.

The accident occurred Wednesday morning in Cape Cod's
Provincetown Harbor. A second man in the canoe survived.

The Coast Guard says a vessel owned by a local boat
rental company pulled the men from the water, but
paramedics were unable to revive one of them. The
man's name was not immediately released.

The survivor told authorities that the 12-foot canoe
came in contact with at least one whale that surfaced.
Investigators believe it was a pod of pilot whales - or
possibly dolphins.

The Cape and Islands District Attorney's office is investigating.

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Information from: Cape Cod Times, http://www.capecodonline.com