OPERATOR/OWNER OF VESSEL 1 WAS KAYAKING IN PAWCATUCK RIVER.  OPERATOR/OWNER STATED THAT THE CURRENT WAS STRONG AND PUSHED HIM INTO A TREE AND THE KAYAK FLIPPED, HE GRABBED ONTO ANOTHER TREE AND HUNG ON UNTIL THE RESCUE CAME.   THE ACCIDENT WAS WITNESSED BY A NEARBY RESIDENT WHO CALLED 911.  THE KAYAK WAS LOST DOWN STREAM.
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