Father, 3-year-old son die in cold water of Lake Champlain after kayak overturns
Updated May 10, 2021;
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A 28-year-old father and his 3-year-old were killed after their kayak overturned on Lake Champlain Friday afternoon, according to New York State Police.
Patrick S. Wells and his 3-year-old son, Beckett L. Wells, both of Willsboro, NY in Essex County, were both found unresponsive in the water about 2:20 p.m., troopers said in a news release Monday.
Police said the two drowned due to hypothermia and cold water exposure.
The temperature of the water this weekend was about 45 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. A person can become unconscious in as little as 30 minutes and can die in one to three hours in water that cold.
‘It Saves Lives : A Look at the Vermont Charity Benefitting From Frigid Lake Dips
Four members of Vermont’s Red Hot Chilly Dippers
A brave group of community members has smashed fundraising goals with weeks left in its effort to raise money for a nonprofit serving at-risk youth in Burlington and St. Albans, Vermont.
The Red Hot Chilly Dippers are friends who are taking daily dips into icy Lake Champlain throughout March to raise money and awareness for Spectrum Youth and Family Services.
“This is definitely worth getting wet for,” beamed Mark Redmond, Spectrum’s executive director, who waded into the 34-degree water of Lake Champlain Friday to thank the Chilly Dippers for their support.
Updated on March 12, 2021 at 6:53 pm
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A brave group of community members has smashed fundraising goals with weeks left in its effort to raise money for a nonprofit serving at-risk youth in Burlington and St. Albans, Vermont.
The Red Hot Chilly Dippers are friends who are taking daily dips into icy Lake Champlain throughout March to raise money and awareness for Spectrum Youth and Family Services.
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“This is definitely worth getting wet for,” beamed Mark Redmond, Spectrum’s executive director, who waded into the 34-degree water of Lake Champlain Friday to thank the Chilly Dippers for their support.
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