Dead kayaker
Posted: 27 May 2020, 10:59
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... otage.html
I couldn't see what brand of kayak that was but it looks like a pool toy. He's not far from land and while the conditions aren't fantastic they don't look like anything that would swamp a decent yak. Winds that day were from the south and where he was is fairly protected from the south. Looks like he had a decent PFD which should've provided plenty of buoyancy, but the water temp was 17C which is enough to kill you in an hour or so if you aren't wearing something warm.
Just another reminder that you need to take open water kayaking seriously I guess.Chilling footage shows the final moments of a kayaker stranded in large swells before his body was found floating in the water hours later.
Jeremy Worthy, 43, was found dead off Long Beach, near Batemans Bay on the New South Wales south coast on Sunday.
Before his empty kayak was found washed up on the beach, Mr Worthy posted a final plea for help on Facebook.
He uploaded a live video at 12.21pm as he paddled through the swell, telling the camera he was exhausted from pushing against the strong tide.
'This is tiring, pushing me where I don't want to go,' Mr Worthy told the camera.
'Sitting here thinking, who wants to be an embarrassed fool, to ring marine rescue.
'It's not very peaceful, not very calming.'
He detailed his struggles to get back to Snapper Island near Batemans Bay as the current and strong winds pushed his kayak further out to sea.
Mr Worthy described the challenges he faced as waves surged onto him.
Before the video, Mr Worthy posted photos saying he 'got swamped' by the shore waves while heading out to fish.
He then posted a map of his location while in the kayak with no description.
A woman commented on the post saying she wished she had realised the 'reality of the situation'.
'I'm pretty sure this was his last call for help,' she commented.
'I'm so sorry my friend I should have called Marine Rescue when I saw you struggle long with the waves I thought you could deal with it.'
Emergency services were called to the beach about 12.30pm Sunday, just nine minutes after Mr Worthy posted his last video to Facebook.
A member of the public found an empty kayak and notified police before Mr Worthy's body was found between Square Head and Sandy Place.
An officer retrieved the body and provided CPR before paramedics arrived but he died at the scene, NSW Police said in a statement.
Friends and family of Mr Worthy flooded social media with tributes, remembering him as a 'good friend' who will be 'missed by all'.
'I can't stop watching this video. Jeremy I wish I had of seen this and called marine rescue as not long after you drowned. R.I.P I already miss your good morning text,' one woman wrote.
'So unfair fly high mate we know you're with your Dad we love you always & forever,' one user said.
'Can't believe you've gone just like that and I only seen you a couple days ago. Fly high mate, forever loved and missed by everyone you have truly been a good friend,' another said.
I couldn't see what brand of kayak that was but it looks like a pool toy. He's not far from land and while the conditions aren't fantastic they don't look like anything that would swamp a decent yak. Winds that day were from the south and where he was is fairly protected from the south. Looks like he had a decent PFD which should've provided plenty of buoyancy, but the water temp was 17C which is enough to kill you in an hour or so if you aren't wearing something warm.
But really, post it to Facebook instead of ringing Marine Rescue 
A radio may have saved his life, even a PLB may have assisted if he had activated it.