POLICE BEAT: Canoe concern has happy ending
By Trail Champion
Yesterday saw a fortunate ending to a dicey river situation, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton.
“Shortly after 4 p.m. on July 16, police received a call that there was a capsized canoe with a number of people in the water in the Columbia River at Rock Island in Trail,” Hawton said.
“Police and the Fire Department responded, with deployment of the Fire Rescue boat. Prior to the arrival of the rescue boat, the family of five made it with their canoe to the west shore of the river. After emptying the canoe of water and loading up again, they paddled across to meet with emergency personnel, and confirmed everything was okay.
“While going through the rapids at Rock Island, a whirlpool caught the end of the canoe and pulled it in, causing the capsize. Everyone was wearing life jackets and held onto the canoe, eventually getting out of the whirlpool and across to shore. There were no injuries.”
