Register  |  Login
 
 
WelcomeMinimize

Everyone is welcome to read and participate in the discussions here, both members and non-members.  To get started, either log in, or if this is your first time here, go ahead and Register.

Print  
User LoginMinimize


Register
Forgot Password ?

Print  
  Forums
ForumsMinimize
 
  Wilmington Trail Club Forums  Paddling  General Informa...  PCC Statement Regarding Incident June 28, 2008
Previous Previous
 
Next Next
New Post 6/29/2008 3:51 PM
Informative
User is offline Todd Zielinski
1 posts


PCC Statement Regarding Incident June 28, 2008 
Dale Herrick, a long-time member of the Philadelphia Canoe Club and certified ACA instructor, drowned yesterday in a boating accident on the Schuylkill River near the PCC clubhouse. Dale had launched from the club and was alone, practicing a C-1 roll in her kayak. Dale was not in or teaching a class at the time, and the incident was unwitnessed. Instructors from a class being taught upriver noticed the boat floating upside down about 200 yards downstream from the club. They approached and righted the kayak, discovered Dale, and noticed the grab loop to her sprayskirt was inside the boat. They moved to shore, began CPR, and notified 9-1-1. On scene and hospital resuscitation was unsuccessful; the case is now with the medical examiner and an investigation is ongoing. Dale was a valuable and valued member of the boating community. Our hearts go out to her family and wide circle of friends during this time of difficulty.
 
New Post 6/30/2008 10:56 AM
User is offline Tom Halladay
357 posts




Re: PCC Statement Regarding Incident June 28, 2008 

I'm very sorry to hear that.  I didn't know Dale, but to lose any paddler like that is extremely saddening.

Hopefully this serves as a strong reminder to always check your grab loop, something so easily overlooked, especially by people who have done it so many times.


"Unconcious and upside down is no way to run a river."

 
New Post 6/30/2008 11:05 AM
User is offline Ed Rohrbach
30 posts




Re: PCC Statement Regarding Incident June 28, 2008 
Modified By Tom Halladay  on 6/30/2008 9:13:17 AM)

 Many of you might not  know Dale by name although you may have seen her often on the Lehigh, Tohickon, Delaware, or at the PCC Pool sessions. She was, I would say in her fifties, and often paddled an open canoe. she had short grey hair, and always had a warm greeting for everyone she knew on the river. I don't ever remember seeing her on the river when she didn't have a big smile on her face. (even swimming the tohickon in 40 degree water)

Ed

 
Previous Previous
 
Next Next
  Wilmington Trail Club Forums  Paddling  General Informa...  PCC Statement Regarding Incident June 28, 2008
Print  
Forum HelpMinimize
Print