Kayakers cling to rocks in lake after they flip in rough water, Nevada cops say

Two kayakers capsized and clung to rocks in dangerous conditions at Lake Tahoe in Nevada, the sheriff’s office said.

The two men were spotted around 2 p.m. May 27 in northern Lake Tahoe near Incline Village, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Jeffrey McCaskill told McClatchy News.

McCaskill said it was windy and the water conditions were extreme at the time of their rescue.

The Marine 9 rescue crew was patrolling the waters near Sand Harbor when the kayakers were spotted struggling in the lake.

The two kayakers were clinging to rocks after capsizing in the rough water, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post. This area has shallow water with protruding rocks.

The men had signs of hypothermia, McCaskill said.

Helena Wegner

McClatchy DC

Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.