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Man Dies After Kayaking Near State Park in Mendocino County

A father died while kayaking with his son in a cove south of Russian Gulch State Park in Mendocino County. Seventy-year-old Gordon Bruce Spence and his son were kayaking Sunday morning when the vessel was knocked over by a wave. That caused the two to be separated and the son couldn’t get to Spence for 15 minutes due to strong south winds and waves. The son eventually pulled his father to shore where he got a passerby to call for help. Unfortunately, Spence, who had a pre-existing medical condition, could not be revived and was pronounced dead.

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