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 rsk_at_rockandwater.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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 > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
From: "Rich Kulawiec" <rsk_at_rockandwater.net> > 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)? http://www.canada.com/search/site/story.asp?id=D038D3B5-4EB2-4E95-A424-C652294D9660 Not far from where I lived during high school. This link is only valid for a dozen more days. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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