The body of Craig Know of Saint John was discovered July 24, three days after his kayak was struck by a speedboat in Cambridge-Narrows, about 70 kilometres east of Fredericton on Wash Adam Oak Lake. (Paula Noelle)
Craig Knower, 51, of Saint John died doing what he loved in one of his favourite places.
But until his family and friends know what happened to him in his final moments, kayaking on Lake in Cambridge-Narrows, they won’t be able to find peace.
What they do know from police is that on July 21, a powerboat struck his yellow 14. foot sea kayak on the lake about 70 kilometres east of Fredericton.
It was the driver who called 911 around 7:45 p.m., said close friend Tracey Lavigne of Fredericton, whose wife Paula Noel was Knot’s “best friend” for half his life and his “chosen family.”
The boat driver “said that he did not see the kayak or Craig, so he didn’t know if there was someone in it or not because he didn’t even see the kayak before he hit it,” Lavigne said.
Promo to RCMP Sgt. Stephanie’s Esculent confirmed to CBC News that a speedboat, with a 425 horsepower engine, collided with the kayak, not far from the Bridge Drive wharf, across from the Mic Mac Tent & Trailer Park.
The sound of the impact was loud enough that it attracted the attention of a nearby cottager, who later contacted police.
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