On April 4th James McCann, 48, launched a kayak on Cobbossee Stream in Maine while the river was in flood. His kayak hit a clump of trees and flipped, trapping the man inside. His partner, working with friends on shore, tried to help Mr. McCann but he died before they got him free. http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2005/04/06/kayaker_dies_in_maine_as_rain_swollen_rivers_roil/