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Thanks @hangin. I wondered if the same thing happened with the canoe accident where the father and his young son perished.

You just will never known but very sad indeed that's why always listen to dad or mom :)

It is a mystery how it happened. The father was running in the recent elections in P.E.I. He was a teacher and avid sportsman. They had life jackets on but the Hillsborough River water was still very cold as we just came out of our winter season. Maybe the cold water was too much or he hit his head .

That is seriously sad those two scenarios sound very likely what could have happened.