Lost at Sea … Any updates ?

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joanC

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The wife has been found onshore, dead. No sign of the husband.

Why would intelligent people kayak without life jackets?
 
Jungle Jim

Jungle Jim

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Ever try to swim with a "life jacket" correctly fitted ???????

It is virtually impossible.

Flotation devices keep your head above the water. They are brightly colored for a reason. You just wait and pray for someone to come along and maybe find you.
 
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richwi

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Tides in the Sea of Cortez flow in a generally North and South flow. The wind on Thanksgiving was from the North to the South and in the afternoon the tide was outgoing. I am sitting on my porch in Playa Encanto looking across the beach at the ocean and it is almost due South. It seems very plausible that anything adrift out from Playa Encanto could end up almost due South.
 
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ernesto

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We have always noticed an incoming tide pulls you west and outgoing pulls you east, I help the kids launch and paddle into the current so that when you are tired you can easily make it back. In toward Mannys and out toward Playa Encanto is the rule we use.
 
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JayT

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Tragic story. It seems like this situation has happened too often in Rocky Point over the years. The extreme receding tides and south blowing wind conditions at certain times of the day and year can create really dangerous conditions for swimmers and kayaks that are unique to the area. Visitors can get so determined to use their water toys after hauling them down for their vacation, even if the conditions aren't right. The ocean and wind conditions are so fickle - one day the ocean is like glass and the next day its raging with whitecaps and crashing waves. And, the wind can change on a dime too, often in the late morning and early afternoon when a calm day suddenly turns windy. It's interesting that this same situation occurred almost exactly to the day last year off of Las Conchas when four kayakers were rescued by the Marinas offshore on November 25, 2021. https://www.facebook.com/groups/PuertoPenasco/permalink/10159732149439002/
 
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JayT

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playaperro said:
There’s a pic of the kayaks on Facebook. One was located near San Jorge.
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Thanks, Playa. Based on the GPS coordinates in that report (if I'm reading the report from Periodico De Frente correctly), the larger gray kayak was found fairly close to Mayan Palace, about 1.7 miles south of the shore, and about 8 miles east of their Playa Encanto launch. The other smaller green kayak was found about 20 miles south of Playa Encanto, and about 1.3 miles east of San Jorge Island. In both cases, is seems that both kayaks were recovered east of Playa Encanto, one fairly close to shore and the other pretty far south. It's interesting that the kayaks were recovered several (six?) days after the search began.
 
Jungle Jim

Jungle Jim

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Ever been on a search and rescue operation? Over water??

A fixed wing aircraft rarely spots anything unless it's a brightly colored life raft or boat.

A helo is almost as bad but at least the search can be closer to the water.

A human with only the head above the surface is totally hopeless.

Those kayaks could have traveled a hundred miles back and forth with the currents and winds.
 
brokenwave

brokenwave

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The family friend running the Go Fund me for the family and search party, posted that late today they called off the official search.
After one week, the chances of finding the father are slim as JJ said. Sad situation.
 
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MIRAMAR

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When our 2 students were lost, we realized it was a green blue kayak.. kids were found but kayak lost.. our next one was bright yellow orange
 
Old55

Old55

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Periódico De Frente
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Kayaks of stray tourists were located on the shores of Puerto Peñasco
The two smaller kayak-type boats that were used by the American tourist couple Corey Allen and Yeon-Su Kim, lost in the Puerto Peñasco Sea last November 24 and resulted in a woman found lifeless and body or the husband still missing, were located and placed in shelter by elements of the Secretary of Navy of this port.
It was during the afternoon yesterday Wednesday, November 30 when around 16:00 hours notice was given to municipal public security elements that a maritime unit of the Secretary of the Navy bet in this port baron in the area docks naval with two smaller kayak type boats, one grey and the other pistachio green.
According to a marine infantryman who carried out marine patrol in relation to the search for the couple of missing tourists, the same day they went out in search of the person still missing, and found in the vicinity of the Tourist mess Mayan Palace a smaller vessel named "La Faith, who first divided the kayak, gray color and license plate LPEC2100B919, made delivery of the kayak.
On its part, another smaller boat named "Isla Sonora" that was in the vicinity of San George Island, also found the other kayak, pistachio green, with license plate LPA0369B919, delivering this to elements of true.
It was revealed that these minor kayak-type boats are related to the criminal approved police report C5S/20221127/00166, in relation to two foreign tourists missing in Playa Encanto while kayaking.
*First kayak location coordinates: 31.13076N . - 113.14559 W Second Kayak Location Coordinates: 31.001N. - 113.131 W.
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Old55

Old55

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Jungle Jim said:
Ever been on a search and rescue operation? Over water??

A fixed wing aircraft rarely spots anything unless it's a brightly colored life raft or boat.

A helo is almost as bad but at least the search can be closer to the water.

A human with only the head above the surface is totally hopeless.

Those kayaks could have traveled a hundred miles back and forth with the currents and winds.
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Green one was found near bird island
 
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