“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action”.
-Auric Goldfinger
The first time we went to Hawaii, a week before we arrived there was a fatal shark attack. Poor surfer’s funeral was held the week we were vacationing.
A year or so later, we went to San Diego. The day before we arrived, a surfer was killed by a shark.
I considered issuing an APB to all surfers the next time we vacationed, but so far, so good.
FTR, we were NOT in the Meditteranean during its rash of shark attacks.
I have a coworker that seems to attract natural disasters. First there was a tsunami warning. Then next year he went to Disneyland, it rained so hard there was flooding. Then he went to Disneyworld; feet of snow in most of the country.
I always knew I posted with the Movers and the Shakers of the world at large.
This thread is now my cite. 
While the Swedish Air Force’s latest plane JAS Gripen was in its development phase there were two spectacular crashes with it. Both times I was abroad and saw the headlines when I got back home. It scared me a bit. :dubious:
So kayaker were you on vacation Thurs/Friday? If so I think it’s time you accepted that you need to start staying home.