Mystery Med Kit Found

Denis Neumann reports that, on November 24, while walking the beach in Half Moon Bay, he spotted a small, bright yellow canvas pouch. "It was about 2" x 4" x 5" with two zippers and two velcro straps. I took it home and found that it’s an emergency pack that was probably carried in a life raft or ditch bag. Attached to one of the zippers is an even smaller blue pack with ‘CPR Savers’ printed on the side. There are no other identifying marks.

"In the larger pack there are a number of emergency items, such as a folding scissors, needles, bandages, a magnifying glass, fish hooks, etc. About 50 items, all told. It’s obvious from the rusted and frozen state of the metal items that it was in the water for some time. Both bags were packed with sand, even though they were zipped shut.
 
"There’s a strong southerly current in this area, so was probably lost somewhere to the north. I’m wondering if any of your readers may recognize this. I hate to think how this came to be lost."

If you have any ideas of how this emergency kit came to wash up in Half Moon Bay, email us. We’ll pass on any info to Denis to ease his mind.