Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak rescue in Quebec?

Rich,

Yes, I saw the same story and it was an amazing story. After several attempts 
by rescuers that failed because of the swift currents, the female kayaker you 
mentioned paddled out with a tow line and made the rescue.  Yes, your right, 
it was a short white water river boat she was paddling.  Unfortunately, the 
father was arrested because he had been trying to kill his daughters when 
they were all swept in the water. Tragic story but I thought it was so neat 
that a kayaker was able to make the rescue and that the little girls are okay 
now. That's the way the news here reported it anyway.

Gregg Remer

In a message dated 11/17/01 11:07:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
rsk_at_rockandwater.net writes:


> My local news station just carried a brief story (with video) about a very
> strange occurence in Quebec.  They stated that a kayaker managed to
> rescue a father and daughter from a lake, after the father had driven
> a car (with himself and the daughter in it) into the lake?  Details
> were garbled, and scarce, but the video appear to show a woman in
> a short plastic whitewater kayak towing the rescuees to shore.
> 
> Does anybody have the full story (or a pointer to it)?
> 
> Thanks,
> ---Rsk
> Rich Kulawiec
> 



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