{"id":155112,"date":"2025-01-11T09:47:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T09:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1821015"},"modified":"2025-01-11T09:47:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T09:47:59","slug":"what-happened-to-missing-kayaker-andrew-mcauley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/what-happened-to-missing-kayaker-andrew-mcauley\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened to missing kayaker Andrew McAuley?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Andrew-McAuley.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tag\/andrew-mcauley\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Andrew McAuley<\/strong><\/a> was an Australian adventurer renowned for his daring pursuits in mountain climbing and kayaking. In 2007, he embarked on an ambitious journey that he had been planning extensively for years &#8212; crossing the treacherous Tasman Sea.<\/p>\n<p>McAuley was 39 years old when he went on this solo kayaking trip. At that point, he had several impressive achievements, including climbing mountain peaks in Australia, Pakistan, and Patagonia, as well as kayaking non-stop across hundreds of miles. Crossing the 994-mile Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand was an extraordinary challenge, one that no one had accomplished before.\u00a0 A few attempts were made by kayaker Paul Caffyn, but he was unsuccessful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Authorities and the Australian Search and Rescue warned McAuley of the dangers of going on the dangerous waters, but <a href=\"https:\/\/paddlingmag.com\/stories\/people\/andrew-mcauley-disappears-on-sea-kayak-trip\/#:~:text=Speculation%20on%20Andrew%20McAuley's%20fate,get%20back%20in%20his%20kayak.\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he was undeterred<\/a>. \u201cI guess I\u2019m really drawn to a journey like this. It\u2019s a real personal challenge. There\u2019s a great deal of satisfaction in coming up with an adventure that\u2019s unlikely and improbable,\u201d he said in a radio interview just before his trip.<\/p>\n<p>In Dec. 2006, McAuley made his first attempt but called off his mission and returned after just two days. He had a difficult time keeping warm, and he feared hypothermia would set in before he completed his journey. After making changes to address the issue, he set out on his second attempt.<\/p>\n<p>In a 19-foot touring kayak, McAuley started his journey on the Tasman Sea on Jan. 11, 2007. He provided video and photo updates of his journey, and it seemed all was going well. It wasn\u2019t without a challenge, however, as McAuley had to endure a storm and survive big, crashing waves. On Feb. 8, nearly a month after he started his journey, he sent a text message to his wife Vicky that read, \u201cSee you 9 a.m. Sunday!\u201d He was on the last leg of his trip with just 100 miles to go, and Vicky, their 3-year-old son Finlay, and family and friends were in New Zealand waiting to welcome him back to land.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-andrew-mcauley-almost-made-it-to-new-zealand\"><strong>Andrew McAuley almost made it to New Zealand<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lost Kayak at Sea | National Geographic\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KvCt3AVWr2s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A day after that text, however, the New Zealand Coast Guard got an undecipherable radio call message. The ominous words that stood out were \u201chelp\u201d and \u201csinking\u201d and the search and rescue operations immediately began. On Feb. 10, McAuley\u2019s capsized kayak was discovered 34 miles from his final destination. Among those found were his belongings, as well as a radio and his camera. There was no sign of the adventurer, and the search was called off after three days.<\/p>\n<p>The memory card found in McAuley\u2019s camera provided some insight into his adventure, with the final image being a selfie that he had taken with his face covered in sunscreen and the Tasman Sea as his backdrop. A tape from his handheld video camera was also recovered and in <a href=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/andrew-mcauley\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one of the early recordings<\/a>, he talks to the camera saying, \u201cIt\u2019s a true, true, stunning, stunning, adventure. I just hope that I haven\u2019t bitten off more than I can chew, because there\u2019s a few little things going wrong.\u201d Despite the obstacles, McAuley seemed positive at that point, but he added that he wanted the trip \u201cto be over with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t known what happened to McAuley, but the kayak\u2019s designer speculates that the adventurer\u2019s kayak capsized while the cockpit cover wasn\u2019t secured, causing him to be separated from it. McAuley was presumed dead, and his family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/extreme-kayakers-final-tape-revealed-20070227-gdpjyz.html\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">held a memorial in his honor<\/a> on Feb. 27 where the video recording of his final adventure was played. In 2008, McAuley\u2019s story was shared through the documentary <em>Solo<\/em>, which included interviews with close friends and family as well as clips of the videos he recorded while traversing the Tasman Sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Andrew-McAuley.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>What little we know doesn&#8217;t paint a happy 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