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On A Lighter Note...
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:04 am
by Tsukiyumi
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A boy celebrating his third birthday was unhurt and apparently unfazed after he floated nearly eight miles down a river riding atop his toy truck, police said.
The boy's family was camping at a popular park near Fort St. John, in northeastern British Columbia, on Sunday when the boy wandered off unnoticed and somehow entered the nearby Peace River, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday.
The boy's parents at first thought he was playing with other relatives at the campsite. But police were later alerted and had begun a search when a boater found the boy, and the toy, about 7.8 miles away.
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After a nearly two-hour journey down the swift-moving river, the boy had no injuries and was apparently unaware of the danger he had been in.
"He was very excited to see the police," said RCMP Constable Jackelynn Passarell.
A local news report said the boy made sure the boater who found him also retrieved the toy truck.
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Holy Moley!
Re: On A Lighter Note...
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:34 am
by Nickswitz
Tsukiyumi wrote:A local news report said the boy made sure the boater who found him also retrieved the toy truck.
Favorite part right here, lol
Re: On A Lighter Note...
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:44 am
by Mikey
I sure as hell never had a toy truck like that.
Re: On A Lighter Note...
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:00 am
by Tsukiyumi
Mikey wrote:I sure as hell never had a toy truck like that.
Yeah, ours were made of lead and steel, right? No help there.
Re: On A Lighter Note...
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:02 am
by Mikey
No, the steel Tonka ones would float - I just never had a toy truck bigger than about 18" long.
Re: On A Lighter Note...
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:20 am
by Tsukiyumi
I imagine this is one of the riding kind; like a truck-shaped Big-Wheel.
Re: On A Lighter Note...
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:46 am
by Mikey
Oh. When I was young, of course, we were all still pretty impressed with the plain old "wheel."
Re: On A Lighter Note...
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:47 am
by Tsukiyumi
Re: On A Lighter Note...
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:56 am
by Sionnach Glic
Weird, but good thing he was alright.
Re: On A Lighter Note...
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:38 pm
by Captain Picard's Hair
Sorta gives new meaning to the phrase that he's a 'born sailor."
Pretty cool that he stayed safe for that distance and was recovered safely. I'd hope his parents keep a closer eye on this little adventurer though, before he sneaks his way onto NASA's next space mission!