The following accident took place on July 15, 2009, at approximately 1710 hours.

The operator of vessel 1 was kayaking with a companion.  Each person was in their own vessel, in which PFDs were located, although neither person was wearing one.  The operator of Vessel 1 saw a baseball hat floating in the water and attempted to use his oar to retrieve it.  He apparently leaned over too far, which caused the kayak to capsize.  When his companion heard the operator of Vessel 1 yell, she jumped into the water to assist him, as she realized he was unable to swim and was becoming frantic.  She attempted to stabilize his kayak so he could hold onto it, but in his panic he was unable to do this and the kayak drifted away.  His companion then tried to get him to float on his back so she could swim him to shore.  She believes that he fainted at this time, and she attempted to pull him to shore; however, he was too heavy and she was being pulled under by his weight.  She let go and swam to shore to get help.  Several witnesses searched for the man until the local fire department arrived on scene to continue the search along with NH Marine Patrol.  The body was recovered the next day through the cooperative efforts of NH Marine Patrol (using side-scan sonar) and the NH Fish and Game dive team.
Auburn                        