www.capetownetc.com/news/rescue-mission-underway-after-kite-surfer-disappears-at-eden-on-the-bay/
What went wrong here ? Does anyone know?
Jeepers the amount of times I've been 4km out for ages on patched up two badders stuck together etc kites years before even before the AMSA regs
Sad news . What happened in this situation?
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I'd like to know what kind of watch that is (a cheap version of it) with a gps location emergency beacon thing like that chap that had a boat capsize in qld .
..that would be a bit easier &more simple to carry around compared to a marine radio which sometimes I hang off my harness.
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Garmin fenix 8 Pro has sattelite phone connectivity and built in emergency signal.
Firstly condolences to the family of Graham. It's winter in SA atm.
Sad times the guy was a driving force behind Kiteboarding in SA.
Graham would of ridden that down winder too many times to count over the last 15yrs
He was doing a solo ride.
Kite and bar were found. Graham was later found dead.
Either he released his kite and has decided on the swim. It's a bloody long swim against currents.
As I can't see the safety releasing on its own.
So either hypothermia? Confusion set in and decided to swim.
Unconcious from a crash? Still doesn't explain safety release.
Even if he could of launched in pitch dark a potential line tangle around the body could of occurred. Therefore releasing the safety.
But unfortunately the only person who knows what happened is dead.
Always try to kite with a buddy. And give specific details of your route if you are doing a down winder in offshore conditions.
Nick Jacobsen has the bar and kite.
An autopsy is going to be performed.
Very sad news. Condolences to the family and friends.
I also asked myself how this could be possible, then started watching some of his videos about mental health, depression and anxiety. I quickly realized the most likely reason when watching the first 90 seconds of this video:
