Not in a kayak or in any vessel - three people were swept into Lake Superior yesterday because they ignored warnings. Two are lost at sea; the guy in this video got lucky. Wave height at Black Rocks reported at 18 feet.
The first two seconds of the video shows a wave towering over the cliff. That cliff is 20 feet above the normal calm water line.
While I don’t think any of us are immune from making bad decisions, I can’t imagine anyone approaching those waves without your hard-wired survival alarms going off. Perhaps some people are more in tune with their electronic devices than their instincts.
The two claimed by Superior were a 53-year old guy and his girlfriend, both residents of the Upper Peninsula. No information has been given about that incredibly lucky guy who managed to get out before the next wave took him.
I recall a story some decades ago about a man who was killed in such an event. His body was recovered and the family had him cremated. Then his relatives had a memorial service along the same cliffs where he had perished to spread the ashes. A wave break during the service swept away two of the party, also to their deaths.