Type: Boating and Watercraft Accident
Date: January 8, 2010, 01/08/10
Location: Between Bainbridge Island and Seattle
Outcome: One injury
A kayaking accident left two men stranded and one with hypothermia in the Puget Sound Friday morning.
One of the kayakers was able to walk ashore. The other was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of hypothermia.
The two kayakers were attempting to make a trip from Bainbridge Island to Seattle when they capsized and had to be rescued by a Seattle Fire Department Boat around two a.m.
One of the kayakers had a cell phone with them and was able to call for help. The Coast Guard and Seattle Fire Department started a search for them.
Battalion Chief Alan Cox says they were seen about two miles off shore. They had been in the water for about an hour.
Recreational boating accident statistics from the United States Coast Guard state that in 2008 alone, there were 4,789 accidents, 3,331 injuries and 709 deaths. Over two-thirds of all fatal boating accident victims drowned. Of those fatalities, about 90% were not wearing a life jacket.
Boating accidents are oftentimes caused be negligence and can come in many different forms, whether recreational or otherwise. If you have been injured in a boating accident, a boating accident lawyer specializing in personal injuries can help you with your case.

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