RedactedNarrative: On 08/08/2015, at about 12:00 p.m., this vessel was paddling on the Straight of Juan de Fuca near Dungeness Bay located near Sequim, WA in Clallam county.  Operator and his 6-year old grandson, Occupant, had been kayaking.  The kayak caught the current wrong causing it to capsize.   
  
  Operator and her son, Occupant, had been kayaking together in Dungeness Bay when their kayak capsized and both were thrown into the water.  Operator managed to assist Occupant back into the kayak but he himself was unable to get back into the kayak. 
  
  Upon returning home, Occupant and her mother saw the kayak in the bay with only one person in it.  She immediately paddled out to the kayak and located Occupant alone in the kayak.  Due to strong currents and tide, Occupant had been unable to paddle to shore.  Efforts to locate Operator were unsuccessful.  She assisted Occupant in getting the kayak back to shore and immediately dialed 911 to report Operator missing. 
  
  The Clallam County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Coordinator immediately responded and coordinated efforts to locate the missing kayaker.  It was estimated that the 74 year-old Operator had been in the water approximately 45 minutes to an hour.  The Washington State Emergency Management Division in Camp Murray was notified to request Coast Guard Marine Patrol, as well as Coast Guard Air Support in order to locate the missing kayaker.  The Sheriff's Marine Patrol had likewise been activated and was responding. 
  
  Utilizing GPS coordinates and cell phone communication from Jamestown Beach, the SAR Coordinator was able to provide the US Coast Guard Marine boat with the last known location of the kayaker.  Due to the shallow waters, the US Coast Guard Marine boat's search capabilities were limited and they were unable to reach the kayaker.  A US Coast Guard helicopter was used to locate the kayaker. 
  
  At about 01:15 p.m., the US Coast Guard located Operator and a rescue swimmer was lowered down to hoist the distressed floating kayaker, up into the helicopter.  He was immediately transported to Olympic Medical Center where he was treated for hypothermia and spent the night in Intensive Care.  He was released the following day. 
  
  Occupant was wet, cold, and shaken up but otherwise unharmed and didn't require medical assistance.  Both Operator and Occupant were wearing PFDs which were one of the key factors in their being able to survive the capsizing of the kayak. 
  
  1 Injury / 0 Fatalities 
  There was no apparent alcohol involved 
  There was no vessel damage 
  Both the Operator and Occupant were wearing PFDs 
  The Operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card - Exempt by Age
   