Lost all my belongings after being tipped over by the rapids in a kayak. I lost a fishing rod, blue tackle box, and two kayak oars. (also described in another post, lost two iPhones and a wallet). If found, please let me know. Thank you!!
Hi my name is Richard Loft and I am a flyfishing guide at Putah creek and I have found many lost items over the last few years and I know a few spots I can check understand that its a bit of a reach as the creek swollows a lot of things flyboxs flyrods cameras and i am sure much of it is lost for good but I have also found gopros and I Phones still in the water proff cases and was able to charge them and get them back to the owners with out to much trouble its ammazing what you can do with a little effort and websites this one and one of my favs is Nextdoor due to the fact I was able to find the own er of a gopro I found by downloading the video following the clues then posting my name/phone # along with the video I got a call from the owner of the go pro about 10 minutes after I posted it
please feel free to call me with any questions
Richard Loft
707 294-4738
-- Edited by rgloft on Saturday 15th of August 2020 10:13:12 PM
I would greatly appreciate you taking a look in the creek for me! I think it is amazing that you are able to help others in my situation. I know there is a big chance that everything I lost is gone for good, but any help in finding them would mean a lot! I went back to the creek myself to take another look but I only searched in the area that I originally fell out of the kayak in the rapids. I figured everything went with the current and was long gone. But if you could check some areas you've found other items, that would be great! Thank you!!
I went out today and looked around the guide hole. and only saw pool toys laying in the river but I would imagine there is a much better chance of finding your gear when the flows drop. do you think the bag had enough air in the bag that it would float ? otherwise its a mute point as it sank from the weight of the phones and wallett
I think I have recovered at least 5 or 6 Kayaks maybe more
Thank you for looking! I believe there was enough air in the bag because I remember seeing it on top of the water going with the current when I came up for air. There's a chance that the bag might have gotten a hole in it from the branches and sunk, but I'm not sure.
