RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 2016, 12’ Hobie Outback Plastic Kayak w/Foot Driven “Mirage Drive” fins
  
  On 12/27/2019, at about 03:05 p.m., this vessel was drifting on Puget Sound in Area 8-2, located near Camano Island, WA in Island county.
  
  According to Law Enforcement, Operator1, who was dressed in a wet suit, was crabbing at the above location.  Operator1 told officers that while he was crabbing, he was hit by a freak wave causing his kayak to overturn.  He was not able to get back into the kayak.
  
  Operator1 held onto his kayak for about 1 hour until he was rescued by the Camano Island Fire & Rescue boat.  Once rescued by the fire boat, both he and his kayak were taken to Camano Island State Park where he was placed on a stretcher and put into the back of a waiting ambulance where he was treated for hypothermia.
  
  While in the back of the ambulance, Officers spoke to Operator1.  He was conscious, alert, breathing, and shivering.  There did not appear to be any drug or alcohol involvement.  He was wearing a USCG approved PFD that was in good condition.  Operator1 was transported to Skagit Valley Hospital for hypothermia.
  
  On 12/28/2019, Officers were able to speak to Operator1.  He told them that he flipped into the water at about 03:05 p.m.  He was taken out of the water at about 04:00 p.m.  He had only lost 3 degrees of body heat and was released from the hospital after about 2-3 hours.
  
  1 Injury / 0 Fatalities
  No Apparent Alcohol Involvement 
  No Vessel Damage Reported
  The Operator was Wearing a PFD
  Operator Did Not Have a Mandatory Boater Education Card
  