Note, these stats and pics come from Qajaqrolls, a thoroughly informative blog run by Christopher Crowther of Minnesota.
Please take a moment to visit his blog here.
http://www.qajaqrolls.com/
If you have a chance, sign in and thank him for all he is doing for safety.

It contains some of the most comprehensive tutorials on kayak rolls and safety maneuvers that I have ever come across.




2010 Kayak death statistics
http://www.qajaqrolls.com/2011/06/an...-incident.html



52 people died and 34 people reported injuries in kayak incidents.
6 deaths and 3 reported injuries occurred in rented kayaks.
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