Marine Strong Wind — East Entrance Us Waters Strait of Juan De Fuca, E Pacific

2014-05-31 · near Nas Whidbey Is, East Entrance Us Waters Strait of Juan De Fuca, E Pacific

Event narrative

Two enlisted men from Texas and California were not equipped for cold and windy waters when they went fishing from kayaks and drowned not far from the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. The men were in 10-foot, open, lake-style kayaks, one wearing jeans and the other shorts. They wore recreational life vests. The cause of death was salt water drowning with hypothermia.

Wider weather episode

Two enlisted men from Texas and California were not equipped for cold and windy waters when they went fishing from kayaks and drowned not far from the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 522803. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.