A 67-year-old San Francisco resident died of hypothermia after a swim off China Beach on Sept. 16.
found that 5 out of 11 participants monitored by researchers in San Francisco’s New Year's Day Alcatraz Swim came out with hypothermia. In May, a member of the Dolphin Club developed hypothermia at China Beach and had to be taken to the hospital, Ward Bushee, president of the group, told SFGATE.
“We were all so sad as members of the Dolphin Club to learn about his loss,” Bushee wrote in an email to SFGATE. The 1,925-member Dolphin Club has a facility, including a sauna and hot showers, on the sheltered cove at Aquatic Park. But during the pandemic, when the club was closed, some members began venturing out to the unprotected waters of China Beach, according to Bushee.
Hypothermia is a sneaky thing. Although it’s most common in icy waters, it’s possible to become hypothermic in any waterThe closest National Weather Service buoy to China Beach indicated that the water temperature was about 58 degrees that night, and Baxter said the water off the beach was anywhere from about 49 to 57 degrees.
At some point, though, Yap was grabbed by an unusually strong current, which helped him reach Deadman’s Point faster than usual. When he tried to turn back, the current became problematic. Yap realized he’d lost the rest of the group.
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