Page 210 - "Mississippi in the 1st Person" - Michael James Stone (Demo/Free)

Stranded in the headwaters

Utah kayaker Michael Stone was facing death from
hypothermia when he put out a mayday call that

reached the DNR. He was stuck on a mud flat and

paralyzed by a cold front when two conservation

officers found him and muscled him to safety by
towing him to a landing where ambulance was

waiting.

By Jim Foster May 22, 2016 — 11:18am

IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE END OF MY JOURNEY. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN JUST ANOTHER KAYAK MISAD-
VENTURE TURNED BAD. IT WASN”T. IT BECAME A “GREAT AMERICAN ADVENTURE” AND I LIVED TO
TELL THE STORIES OF MY CONTINUATION DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SOLO IN AN INFLATBALE KAY-
AK 2320 MILES APPROX. 180 DAYS CAMPED OUT ON A RIVER THAT NEARLY KILLED ME MORE THAN
ONCE. THI S IS MY STORY IN THE FIRST PERSON BECAUSE AS MUCH AS HAPPENED; YOU HAD TO HAVE
BEEN THERE TO BELIEVE IT. I know, because I lived it, and I hardly believe it too. - Michael