Was sitting on our deck recovering from a cold and reading the paper on a nice Sunday afternoon, and heard two 8-10 year old kids splashing around in the water. Looked out and saw them trying to swim and pull their over-turned kayak toward the mouth of Valentine Creek.
Got in my own 12' kayak and had them grab the handle on the stern and pulled them around the corner to the entry to Valentine off of the Severn River.
Kids were appreciative and in good spirits, but clearly tiring from their hard, hard work. Parents were oblivious; pulled up to neighboring dock, and yelled for parents to come over and get their kids. They finally understood what needed to happen, but I remained shocked that the kids were way out of sight of their parents and had their vessel capsize, and they were left to fend for themselves. Good thing they had pfd's on. And I was able to help them out.