Subj : Another US Death
To   : rec.sport.rowing
From : Marc Messing
Date : Mon Oct 18 2021 05:46 pm

Leo Lehner, age 15, drowned on October 11th while rowing with his high school
team in Dayton, Ohio. His death is the fourth this year in the US. Leo
reportedly loved rowing and was allowed to row despite a long history of
epileptic seizures. He suffered a seizure last Monday while rowing and fell
overboard. His coach reportedly jumped in after him but he wasn't wearing a
lifejacket or PFD and drowned. 
How many more young rowers will have to die before USRowing and FISA accept
that lifejackets and PFDs are appropriate safety gear for rowers? They can and
should be worn under many different conditions.
Marc
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