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THUNDER BAY — A city man who spent three hours in Lake Superior after his kayak capsized says he knew he had to keep calm to have a chance of surviving.
"The waves were so strong I just knew I was in trouble," he said. "I had to keep sort of thinking about what I was doing and that I had a limited amount of time." When the craft got swamped, the water was so rough that his repeated attempts to get back into the 17-foot sea kayak all failed.What very likely saved Fingas were two things — his lifejacket and his waterproof hiking GPS and satellite communicator.He activated an SOS that was relayed to the manufacturer's dispatch centre, which then notified the OPP and the Canadian Coast Guard.
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