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_ August 25, 1985 News 985-2131

A- CANOE trip turned to tragedy Thursday afternoon for an English field hockey team.

‘A canoe capsized off Jug Island in Indian Arm killing the English field hockey association ‘president Ronald Groves.

The ‘70 year-old: man, ‘in

ancouver . for, the . junior

.world field hockey champi- onship, was canoeing in In- ‘Arm: with the :junior field: hockey team

ve: when: ‘the. ace,

nd’. Dickie

h English hockey vice-president,

‘By ROSS MEEK

had fallen behind the younger members of the group and- were: returning from: Raccoon Island to Cove Canoe and Kayak Rentals in Deep Cove when Groves suffered a heart at- tack.

HEART ATTACK

It was first thought the canoe was capsized by boat

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waves but the coroner's report subsequently showed Groves suffered a heart at- tack before entering the water...

It is surmised by the English manager Ivan Clark that, suffering the heart at- tack, Groves slumped to one side upsetting the canoe.

Dicksen was confirm this being in the the canoe at the time.

A_ Sail-boat- . responded within. minutes dragging the

.two elderly men from the

water. The sailors performed

unable to.

‘Figueiredo,

CPR on Groves and transferred him to a power launch which soon. after.

ATTEMPTS FAIL

Groves and Dicksen were whisked to the Deep Cove

government wharf where an

ambulance was waiting. All attempts to revive Groves at. ‘Lions Gate

* Hospital failed.

“The players were very upset to start,’? said English coach Richard De but ‘‘they’re taking it in good English

responded |

fashion.”

“The team first consid- ered pulling out of the tour- nament but Groves’ wife Pam encouraged the team to play on,” said Clark.

ARM BANDS The English team planned

to wear black arm bands in their game against Argentina

Saturday morning and one : minute of silence was plann- .

ed before all games on Fri- day and Saturday.

Groves rented the 16 foot:

fiberglass canoe from Ingrid

Baxter operator of Cove.

Canoe and Kayak Rentals an hour and a half before the tragedy. .

“We feel horrible,’’ said Baxter, but she. is ‘sure Groves had_-his life jacket on when he left the dock. The team rented 10 canoes in all.

The rental agency has had: other canoes tip but this is the first serious accident.

“The more you know the safer you are,”’ said Baxter. who sponsors numerous safe ‘boating courses.

“We had a ‘Red * Cross. water safety course an hour

: after.”

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