On March 11, 2023, approximately 3:00 pm an unmanned kayak drifted from Sailboat Rd.  Operator 1 took vessel 1 out into the Albemarle Sound to try and retrieve the drifting kayak.  Operator 1 lost his paddle and was drifting.  The weather conditions caused Vessel 1 to capsize.  Operator 1 was able to swim back to shore and was transported to Sentra Albemarle Medical Center and treated for hypothermia.


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