[oldschool]

Hey all - I was driving back from kiting on Lake Huron (sweet) - spoke to Trent and he and Gabor were at S Lido riding last weekend - squall came in (so did Trent and Gabor) - an apparent newbee didn't land his kite in time - got lofted (luckily off-shore) - hit water pretty hard - may have busted (or badly messed up) fingers and ribs - also had trouble depowering/flagging kite cuz leash was hooked up (maybe wrong - don't know) to a suicide leash - anyway before Trent could get to the newb' the newb released his crashed kite as the outgoing current and wind was dragging him deeper - lucky for newb' a jet skier retrieved him and his kite

we did not know this dude - someone said he was a veterinarian (?)

anyway, if someone knows him maybe they could let him know how dangerous those thunderstorms can be

OS/Sarasota

PS: sorry if the facts are not perfect - was not there but want to see if anyone can make contact - could have been a lot worse for the guy