Splitrock Kayak

[fishingbuddies]

Officials search for missing kayaker at Splitrock Reservoir
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.northjersey.com/amp/649926002

[acabtp]

saw that. since they're still looking, you have to assume a PFD was not worn. sad.

[Chrisper4694]

saw that. since they're still looking, you have to assume a PFD was not worn. sad.

jeez...that place can get nasty quick...it's as bad as rvr if you ask me. if the wind comes in at the right direction it's literally a wind funnel.

I was behind the island fishing and we didn't realize the wind picked up BAD because the island was totally blocking it. when we went to leave as soon as we came around the island we were hit with 40mph winds and probably 3ft waves with caps. (and yes we put our life jackets on) our max speed with the trolling motor and paddles was about 1.5mph down from about 4mph and we took about a quarter gallon of water on every time we got hit. I had to bail out with a bottle the whole time.

to make a long story short when we finally got back to the rocks and kissed the land there was a guy launching his kayak to go fishing!!! :confused: we go "dude you can't go out there we almost didn't make it back..." he went anyway.

I'd bet this happened friday, that wind was bad. i went to go fishing and didn't even launch when i saw the water.

they only good that can come of this is if people take these stories as a serious warning...be careful

[Ken Lyons]

Almost regardless of the rest of the day about 1:00 or so it seems the wind decides to blow at 15 to 25 straight from the south. Since the “launch” is almost as far south as you can get good luck if you’re north of the island. It usually calms down after an hour or so.

[NJSquatch]

terrible just terrible. Wear your pfds folks.

[AndyS]

Lost 1 person in the Delaware river also.

[Eskimo]

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Actually two boaters died in the last week on the Delaware River.

39-year old Cheeyen Yap drowned at the Delaware Water Gap just downstream from the Rt. 80 bridge. His body has yet to be recovered.

Another man fell out of a 16-foot boat and drowned in South Jersey. His body was eventually found in Beverly Township. As far as I can find, his name has not been released.

A third body was found near Christopher Columbus Blvd and Reed Street in Philadelphia, but the police don't think it was a boater.


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[FishnChips]

Was on Lake when this happen lake was flat com.no wind issue. Heard no pfd was worn.

[skippy]

Anyone know if the body has been recovered? Haven't seen any follow up stories.

[Eskimo]

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They recovered the body of the kayaker in Split Rock Reservoir Friday.
His name was Michael Vecchiarella, 55, of Totowa.
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2018/06/body_of_kayaker_missing_since_memorial_day_pulled_ from_reservoir.html#incart_2box_nj-homepage-featured

Here is his obituary:
https://festamemorial.com/tribute/details/3364/Michael-Vecchiarella/obituary.html

I haven't heard anything about Cheeyen Yap. He may still be in the river.

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[HBird11]

There was a body found in the Delaware River on Saturday in Upper Mount Bethel Pa a few miles south of where Cheeyen Yap was last seen there hasn’t been any confirmation yet that I’m aware of but there hasn’t been anyone else missing in the river

[Eskimo]

There was a body found in the Delaware River on Saturday in Upper Mount Bethel Pa a few miles south of where Cheeyen Yap was last seen there hasn’t been any confirmation yet that I’m aware of but there hasn’t been anyone else missing in the river

Good catch - Yes, a body was found by an angler that presumably was the missing canoeist guy.
http://www.njherald.com/20180604/body-found-in-delaware-river-may-be-missing-canoeist#

That makes three-for-three.


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