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Kayaker whose boat flipped near Key Peninsula dies at hospital

A kayaker whose boat overturned between the Key Peninsula and McNeil Island Monday night died early Tuesday morning, Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.

Published: March 19, 2013 at 10:58 a.m. PDTUpdated: March 20, 2013 at 6:40 a.m. PDT
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A kayaker whose boat overturned between the Key Peninsula and McNeil Island Monday night died early Tuesday morning, Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.

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