Swimmers are encouraged to use a buddy system. Sudden immersion into cold water will impact a person’s breathing and their ability to move extremities. Lake Crescent is very cold with water temperatures near 50 degrees Fahrenheit this time of year, according to park staff. A secondary search of the area and shoreline last Saturday also was fruitless. While rangers searched for Valenti by vessel for more than two hours they were unable to find him. Valenti was estimated to be more than a quarter-mile offshore in water 400-500 deep when he floundered, the release said. Staff from the nearby Log Cabin Resort quickly responded with a motorized vessel to Valenti's last known point but were unable to locate him. While the woman was able to swim to shore, Valenti never made it, the release said. His fiancée tried to help him, but then her kayak overturned and left her in the water, too, according to the release. While the 37-year-old tried to keep paddling, he ultimately abandoned his kayak, a park release noted. Travis Valenti, of Massapequa, and his fiancée were kayaking on the lake last Friday when his craft began taking on water.
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