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Kayak paddling, hypothermia film featured in program

Dan Hansen and  Therese Wittman were glad there was a an air bladder in the canoe when they tipped over while surfing a wave on Hangman Creek. The air bag helped keep the boat on top of the water and easy to work it to shore. (Julie Titone)
Dan Hansen and Therese Wittman were glad there was a an air bladder in the canoe when they tipped over while surfing a wave on Hangman Creek. The air bag helped keep the boat on top of the water and easy to work it to shore. (Julie Titone)

WATERSPORTS – A chiller and a thriller will be shown at a double-feature program at 7 p.m. tonight, April 28, at Mountain Gear Corporate Office, 6021 E. Mansfield in Spokane Valley.

 Spokane Canoe and Kayak Club members will give a program about kayaking in Costa Rica, with head-cam video that captures more excitement than they’d planned.

Also featured is a screening of Cold Water Boot Camp, a must-see video for anyone who recreates around water.

Brave volunteers who jump into frigid water graphically demonstrate the risks of cold water immersion and what boaters and anglers can do to improve their odds of survival if in a similar situation.



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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