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WEBVTT PASSION FOR KAYAKING.> Timothy Chicoine could almost always be found on the water. The ocean kayaker traveled the country - to paddle everywhere he could. <GREGARIOUS, OUTGOING, SMART, ADVENTUROUS PERSON.> He and his wife of 30 plus years instilled that adventurous spirit in their 3 children - teaching them to enjoy the outdoors. <SOME OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES FROM MY CHILDHOOD ARE US AS A FAMILY, LIKE ALL 5 OF US, GOING ON THESE KAYAKING TRIPS.> Chicoine taught kayaking safety classes for years. So it's hard to understand how even the most experienced kayaker - got swept up in the deadly current - just below the Lake Red Rock Dam Saturday. <TIM WAS A WONDERFUL FELLOW AND A MENTOR TO A LOT OF KAYAKERS. HE WAS ALWAYS SAFETY FIRST. THE LAST THING I HEARD FROM HIM THIS WEEK WAS STAY SAFE.> These photos show the dramatic rescue. Crews risked their lives to save Kevin Beatty, but is was too late for Chicoine's <IF I HAD ONE REGRET THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY ONE IS THAT THERE IS NOT MORE TIME TO JUST GO ON MORE ADVENTURES WITH DAD.> Kaley says her Dad knew the risks involved with kayaking, but he believed in living life with no regrets. <YOU DON'T LIVE YOUR LIFE IN FEAR OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN ECAUSE THEN YOU WILL SPEND YOUR TIME WAITING TO DIE INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY

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The daughter of a kayaker killed over the weekend says he died doing what he absolutely loved.Des Moines resident Timothy Chicoine, 61, died Saturday when his kayak capsized on the Des Moines River below the Lake Red Rock Dam.Tracy resident Kevin Beatty, 56, was pulled from the river and taken to Pella Regional Hospital.Chicoine's daughter, Kaley Chicoine, said her father had a passion for kayaking and that he traveled the country to paddle wherever he could.Kaley Chicoine said her parents instilled an adventurous spirit in their three children by teaching them to enjoy the outdoors."Some of my favorite memories from my childhood are us as a family, like all five of us, going on these kayaking trips," said.Chicoine said her father taught kayaking safety classes for years and that it is difficult to understand how he got swept up in the deadly current just below the Lake Red Rock Dam."Tim was a wonderful fellow and a mentor to a lot of kayakers," said Scott Evans, a friend of Tim Chicoine. "He was always safety first. The last thing I heard from him this week was, 'Stay safe.'"Rescue crews risked their lives to save Beatty, but it was too late for Chicoine."If I had one regret, that would be my only one ... that there is not more time to just go on more adventures with dad," Kaley Chicoine said.Kaley Chicoine said her father knew the risks involved with kayaking but believed in living life with no regrets."You don't live your life in fear of what could happen, because then you will spend your time waiting to die instead of actually living," she said.Chicoine said she is incredibly thankful to the first responders who tried to save her father.A visitation for Timothy Chicoine will be held 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Friday at St. Mary's,with a vigil to follow in the parish hall.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas in Indianola at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, with a burial and lunch to follow at St. Mary's.