UPDATE: Water-rescue call off 1200 block Alki, 4 kayakers brought in safely

4:57 PM: SFD and SPD are en route to the 1200 block of Alki for a report of paddlers in trouble. More to come.

(Photo by David Hutchinson)
5:06 PM: Scanner indicates 4 people picked up, kayaks being retrieved. An SFD boat is bringing them to shore for evaluation.

(Photo by Lynn Hall)
Some of the emergency vehicles are being dismissed but stay away from 1200 block Alki for a while.

(WSB photo)
5:15 PM: We confirmed, four people, two kayaks. SFD medic units are standing by at Don Armeni just in case.

5:26 PM: Talked to the medics. No one needs to be taken to the hospital.

(Photo by Steven Director)
The kayaks were being brought to shore.

JanS August 31, 2015 (4:59 pm)

can hear lots and lots of sirens down there…hope they’re OK

RJP August 31, 2015 (5:07 pm)

Huge response has been dispatched- including the dive team– scary.

nick August 31, 2015 (6:58 pm)

Any word on sitens at the highschool on california actoss from mcdonalds? Saw a firetruck there 10 minutes ago with lights on.

WSB August 31, 2015 (7:47 pm)

Nick – There was a medic call at 6:32 pm at 2700 California SW, which is the Hiawatha address. I don’t know what it was but medic calls are not infrequent throughout the day – nobody texted or called about this, so I have no info suggesting it is anything unusual – TR

Jason August 31, 2015 (7:17 pm)

Nice to see a story like this end on a positive note, glad to hear everyone is ok.

clinker August 31, 2015 (8:51 pm)

Go kayaking with experienced paddlers! It’s easy to roll over, but also easy to recover if you’ve got a buddy to help and the right gear.

WSB August 31, 2015 (9:02 pm)

Clinker, I don’t know whether these were experienced or inexperienced folks. There was some scanner chatter about them having had trouble with the current, and certainly the weather was blustery late this afternoon – not that much later, we had another downpour on this end.

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