Authorities have identified a woman who died after a kayaking accident in Tomales Bay last month as Brigitte Manspeaker, according to the Sonoma County coroner’s office and a fundraising campaign created in her memory.
Manspeaker died March 21 after a kayak overturned in rough conditions on the bay. Rescuers responded after receiving reports of two people in the water. A Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office helicopter arrived about 12 minutes after being requested by the Marin County Fire Department.
The helicopter crew located a man clinging to the overturned kayak with a dog amid strong winds and swells of about 3 feet. The man, suffering from cold exposure, was lifted to shore using a rescue line…