NYCkayaker CG Spots, Rescues Missing Kayaker

[Richard Clifford]

FYI:

*CG Spots, Rescues Missing Kayaker*
U.S. Coast Guard | PO Bobby Nash | *May 09, 2007*
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Coast Guard has rescued one missing kayaker in 
good condition five-miles east of Fripp Island, S.C., at 11:30 a.m. today.

Jeremy Scott, 28, of Atlanta is one of two kayakers that have been 
missing since Tuesday that departed Sebrook Island in a kayak. Stephen 
Lee, 27, of Atlanta is still missing and numerous Coast Guard surface 
and air assets are continuing the search for him.

A C-130 crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., spotted 
Jeremy Scott and a yellow kayak five-miles east of Fripp Island. A 
helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston rushed to the 
scene to pluck Scott from the water, who was mildly hypothermic but in 
good condition.

A C-130 from Air Station Clearwater, a helicopter from Air Facility 
Charleston and the Coast Guard Cutter Tarpon are all involved in the 
search for Lee.

*Family members reported that the men were not wearing life jackets when 
they departed*. The seas are reported as four-to-six-feet and winds at 
25-knots. (emphasis added!)

http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,135311,00.html


*CG Suspends Search for Missing Kayaker*
U.S. Coast Guard | PO Bobby Nash | *May 09, 2007*
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Coast Guard suspended its search today at 
approximately 8 p.m. for the remaining missing kayaker near Seabrook 
Island, S.C.

Stephen Lee, 27, is one of two kayakers that departed in one yellow 
kayak from Seabrook Island and has been missing since Tuesday afternoon. 
Jeremy Scott, 28, was spotted and rescued by the Coast Guard five miles 
east of Fripp Island, S.C., at 11:30 a.m. today.

The Coast Guard search continuously for more than 24 hours and searched 
more than 800-square-miles total near Seabrook Island. A C-130 from Air 
Station Clearwater, Fla., a helicopter from Air Facility Charleston, the 
Coast Guard Cutter Tarpon, from Tybee Island, Ga., a Coast Guard Station 
Charleston small boat, the South Carolina Department of Natural 
Resources and the Charleston County Sheriff's office all participated in 
the search.

Family members reported that the men were not wearing life jackets when 
they departed. The seas are reported as four-to-six-feet and winds at 
25-knots.



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*Richard C. Clifford, Esq.*
Attorney at Law
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