The piece below was written by Bonnie Aldinger, and posted with her permission.
IMHO, one of the most important take-aways from this, particularly at this time of year, is to always dress for the water temperature rather than the air temperature, but there's more.
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At the time at which I write (the evening of March 2nd), I haven't heard all details about the rescue of a kayaker which occurred on March 1st on Jamaica Bay, near the Rockaway Peninsula, but those which I do have (a lone paddler, a capsize, and a rescue featuring two helicopters and marine and shore units from the NYPD and NYFD) point to a story that's far too common in the late winter and early Spring.
