If you look closely at the picture, you can see that the frogman is clutching a box of Rehd's Cookies to his chest. I had heard that they were supposed to deliver them up to R2K2. I was somewhat suspicious when they didn't show. Obviously the shark heard about the cookies from some blabbermouth, during the Wet-Exit-In-Mass. Fellow west coast kayakers, we must not exit our kayaks, and talk about Rehd's cookies while underwater, it costs people their lives, and it leaves me without cookies!!!! Now we just need to find out who the blabbermouth was???

Mihke

: HI folks....

: I heard that the coast guard was a no-show up at Port Townsend for the R2K2
: event. I'm sure it was a Disappointment to say the least. Well, I did some
: checking in with friends as their son is in the Coast Guard up on
: Washington. He reported back that there was a bit of a tragedy with the
: Helo/crew that was supposed to do the demo for you folks. I couldn't get
: the whole story out of him but from the way he talked I got the impression
: that they lost a man in a terrible accident.

: Although he was not able to tell me the whole story, he did slip me this
: Address and from it I was able to pick up a few details and a picture.

: It seems they were working on a joint effort with other crews on low altitude
: drops and pickups and in the process attracted some unwanted attention. It
: seems they lost a man in one attempted rescue, but were able to pick up
: the other and get safely away from the situation.

: Well, I think the picture tells it better than I.

: If you are a bit squeemish, I'm adding the picture, but will scroll down a
: bit to allow YOU to decide whether you want to see it or not.

: I understand that they will offer an official appology and make every effort
: to attend next years event. Bravo!!

: As I had promised, in order to access this file and withdraw the picture, I
: had to destroy all evidence and this is the only copy of the photo that
: will be ever seen by the public. Let it remain so: Please !! Thanks for
: you help!

: Rehd

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