Carlsbad Canoeist Goes For Nightime Swim

by The Editors on October 1, 2008

081001Rescued280Carlsbadistan resident Nathan Talauega, 45, thought he was going to go for a short dusk paddle in his one-man canoe at about 4:45 PM yesterday, but ended up spending nearly four hours on and in the ocean before being rescued according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Talauega said he was about five miles out and was starting to head back when he heard a popping sound coming from his canoe. A short time later, he heard another loud pop, and the canoe started taking on water, he said. . . . By then he was about three to four miles offshore. He tried to flag down some passing boats, but they didn’t see him, Talauega said.

After three hours in the water Talauega was finally spotted by a lobster fisherman and pulled to safety. If we were him, we’d be interested in speaking with whoever made that canoe.

[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]

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