At first, Sheila Swanberg — who works at the Alaska Raptor Center — thought she was hearing some kind of duck. But the cries were coming from a capsized kayaker out in Starrigavan Bay, and he'd given up trying to reach shore.
A photo Roman Solar took from his kayak on April 10, shortly before he fell into the water.
Around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, he set out on his first solo kayaking trip in Starrigavan Bay. He paddled three miles toward Nakwasina Sound. As the sun dipped, he turned around to go back. He tried swimming the backstroke, too. Then he just held onto the kayak and yelled for help. At one point a boat drove by in the distance. Solar yelled out to them, but they didn’t hear him over their engine.“And I’m thinking this could be one of those buoys,” he said. “Or this could be someone’s head going toward me.”
During the day, Swanberg works with birds at the Alaska Raptor Center. That night, she was at work trying to identify one. She took off running, flagging down a car that was driving by. She told the driver to call 911, then she tied up her dog, set down her phone and swam to Solar’s aid. Solar is on the mend now, and incredibly thankful to Swanberg for saving him that day. At first, he said, he was embarrassed about the accident, but now he’s hoping others can learn from his mistake.
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