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A 63-year-old man escaped death Thursday while kayaking in Eagle County.
The county Sheriff’s Office did not name the man who rolled his kayak in a pond near the Eagle-Vail Pavilion and became trapped underwater at about 1 p.m.
He was not breathing when three people who witnessed the incident jumped in, pulled him to shore and began CPR. The man “was transported to a nearby hospital, where he has made a full recovery,” the Sheriff’s Office said.
“The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office would like to acknowledge the efforts of the three bystanders who acted without hesitation to rescue the male party,” the department said in a media release.
