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SIKSUKR · 05-02-2008, 10:11 AM

In the spirit of APS type posts,I offer this one from the WMUR website.

Searchers Look For Missing Kayaker

POSTED: 7:56 am EDT May 2, 2008
UPDATED: 10:17 am EDT May 2, 2008

ORFORD, N.H. -- Authorities are searching for a Vermont man after his empty kayak was found floating in the Connecticut River in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Fish and Game Lt. Todd Bogardus said 58-year-old Robert Swantak of Bradford, Vt., went out for an afternoon of kayaking and fiddlehead fern picking Thursday.

He started in the Waits River in Bradford, which joins the Connecticut River that separates Vermont and New Hampshire.

Swantak's family called police when he failed to return home.

His overturned kayak was found a few miles down river in Orford, N.H., but there was no sign of Swantak.

Authorities from both states searched until after midnight and will begin searching again Friday morning.

Bogardus said officials remain optimistic that Swantak made it to shore, but he notes that the river is at high flood level with very swift currents and cold water temperatures.

05-02-2008, 10:11 AM	#269
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Missing Kayaker In the spirit of APS type posts,I offer this one from the WMUR website. Searchers Look For Missing Kayaker POSTED: 7:56 am EDT May 2, 2008 UPDATED: 10:17 am EDT May 2, 2008 ORFORD, N.H. -- Authorities are searching for a Vermont man after his empty kayak was found floating in the Connecticut River in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Fish and Game Lt. Todd Bogardus said 58-year-old Robert Swantak of Bradford, Vt., went out for an afternoon of kayaking and fiddlehead fern picking Thursday. He started in the Waits River in Bradford, which joins the Connecticut River that separates Vermont and New Hampshire. Swantak's family called police when he failed to return home. His overturned kayak was found a few miles down river in Orford, N.H., but there was no sign of Swantak. Authorities from both states searched until after midnight and will begin searching again Friday morning. Bogardus said officials remain optimistic that Swantak made it to shore, but he notes that the river is at high flood level with very swift currents and cold water temperatures. __________________ SIKSUKR