04-30-2010, 11:40 AM
[quote fsh4fun05] Unbelievable that somebody tried to sell the kayak. I wondered if it even crossed his mind that somebody may have been in danger as he took it.[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]I think most of us would have reported a craft found floating, half submerged, and would have probably feared that it was the indicator of a potential problem. But, the guy who DID find it claimed that he assumed that somebody had simply lost it and that it was rightful salvage. Not unlike my thoughts when I found the paddle...even if the paddle was less of a "red flag" than an abandoned and semi capsized kayak.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I only found out yesterday the actual circumstances of authorities recovering that kayak. The guy who found it DID sell it, thinking it was his to sell. But, when the news came out about finding that body, and the time frame, he reacted as I did. He put two and two together and figured out that he had found something lost by the drowning victim. To his credit, he did come forward and the authorities were able to recover the kayak from the person who bought it from the finder.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]He may have acted improperly in not reporting the kayak at the time he found it, but he did the right thing by making sure it was turned in after the fact. Could have saved a lot of time and expense in the investigation had he done so up front. Who could REALLY say how they would have acted under similar circumstances. [/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]I think most of us would have reported a craft found floating, half submerged, and would have probably feared that it was the indicator of a potential problem. But, the guy who DID find it claimed that he assumed that somebody had simply lost it and that it was rightful salvage. Not unlike my thoughts when I found the paddle...even if the paddle was less of a "red flag" than an abandoned and semi capsized kayak.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I only found out yesterday the actual circumstances of authorities recovering that kayak. The guy who found it DID sell it, thinking it was his to sell. But, when the news came out about finding that body, and the time frame, he reacted as I did. He put two and two together and figured out that he had found something lost by the drowning victim. To his credit, he did come forward and the authorities were able to recover the kayak from the person who bought it from the finder.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]He may have acted improperly in not reporting the kayak at the time he found it, but he did the right thing by making sure it was turned in after the fact. Could have saved a lot of time and expense in the investigation had he done so up front. Who could REALLY say how they would have acted under similar circumstances. [/#0000ff]
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