Las Vegas man dies in fishing accident in Nye County

ELY — A 65-year-old Las Vegas antheral died aft falling disconnected his kayak during a sportfishing travel astatine the Kirch Wildlife Management Area successful northeast Nye County astir 75 miles southbound of Ely, the Nevada Department of Wildlife said Thursday.

Paul Bifulco was sportfishing with a person Monday erstwhile helium capsized astir 200 yards from the shore. He initially appeared to beryllium good erstwhile his inflatable similar overgarment brought him backmost to the surface, but collapsed successful the acold waters portion attempting to get backmost to shore, NDOW said.

Responding aesculapian unit couldn’t find the men owed to windy, rainy conditions and vegetation growth. But Nevada Game Warden John Anderson was capable to find wherever they were and waded into up to 5 feet of h2o to assist.

Anderson realized the person was besides successful superior danger. He and Jason Stevenson of the Lund Volunteer Fire Department past pulled the men to shore, NDOW said.

Chief Game Warden Mike Maynard praised Anderson’s professionalism.

“His quality to find the 2 men rapidly and his willingness to spell retired into that freezing h2o to propulsion them to enactment precise apt saved the 2nd man’s life,” helium said.