RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 7’ Pelican Kayak – Year/Model Unknown
   
  Owner/Operator/Injured – Owner1
  Witness – Witness1
   
   On 06/04/2016, at about 11:14 a.m., this vessel, operated by Owner1, was rowing/paddling on Puget Sound/Saratoga Passage located near Coupeville, WA in Island county.
   
  According to Law Enforcement, they received information of a person with a green kayak yelling for help.  Initial reports subject near Camano Island.  Additional reports from the Cranes Landing Road area in Coupeville.  Fire Rescue arrived and removed the subject, Owner1, from the water.
   
  Owner1 stated that he had failed to put the plug in his kayak when he left Camano Island.  He tried to swim to shore on Whidbey.  
   
  1 Injury / 0 Fatalities
  There was no apparent alcohol involved 
  No vessel damage reported
  The Operator was wearing a PFD
  The Operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card
  