Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rodney on March 21, 2006, 11:14:06 PM
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In too deep
By Jennifer Feinberg
The Progress
jfeinberg@theprogress.com
Mar 21 2006
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Two women who tried unsuccessfully to cross a channel of the Fraser River in a pickup truck had to be rescued yesterday morning.
Chilliwack Search and Rescue personnel travelled up the Minto Channel from Island 22 to lend a hand in the operation. Firefighters and RCMP were already on-scene at the rescue location, just north of McSween Road.
The pair emerged cold and wet but otherwise unscathed.
"I'm assuming they thought it was possible to drive across the river but obviously the water was too deep for the truck," says CSAR member Doug Fraser. "The two ladies became stuck, with water coming almost up to the windshield.
"When we arrived they had climbed out of the truck and were sitting on the roof."
The SAR members ferried them safely back to shore in the SAR jet boat and later helped the tow truck operator.
"Fortunately at this time of year they were not in too much danger as the channel was shallow enough," Fraser says. "But at higher water levels, they would have been putting themselves at serious risk."
It was "a tricky job" for the SAR boat operator to navigate the shallow sections of the channel upriver to where the truck was stuck, he adds.
"There were no more than four inches of water in a couple of spots," Fraser adds.
http://www.theprogress.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=39&cat=23&id=612075&more=
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I think people who get them themselves into trouble due to their stupidity or ignorance and require rescue ought to pay for the cost. Getting fed up listening to people who deliberately ski out of bound and getting lost.
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Maybe Dragonspeed can give us a detailed experience view of this. ;)
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In too deep
Two women who tried unsuccessfully to cross a channel of the Fraser River in a pickup truck had to be rescued yesterday morning.
Chilliwack Search and Rescue personnel travelled up the Minto Channel from Island 22 to lend a hand in the operation. Firefighters and RCMP were already on-scene at the rescue location, just north of McSween Road.
Geez! Imagine that! ::) ::)
It was "a tricky job" for the SAR boat operator to navigate the shallow sections of the channel upriver to where the truck was stuck, he adds.
"There were no more than four inches of water in a couple of spots," Fraser adds.
Therein lies the trick - right next to where it's 4" deep it's suddenly 4' deep :(
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Maybe Dragonspeed can give us a detailed experience view of this. ;)
You just beat me to the reply. :-[
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So what were thinking ? Please enlighten us DS ;D
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Stupid is, as stupid does....
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So what were thinking ? Please enlighten us DS ;D
Sockeye... ;D ;D ;D
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So what were thinking ? Please enlighten us DS ;D
Sorry G-rated forum. Can't print it ;)
Rod: I already had them - I was going HOME!
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I know, I should clarify a bit. You were thinking about how to save your sockeye from the submerged truck. ;D ;D ;D
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I know, I should clarify a bit. You were thinking about how to save your sockeye from the submerged truck. ;D ;D ;D
At least I knew they were cool and damp :)
They DID make it home!
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wow.... what the heck were they thinking?? reminds me of all the morons last year that got their RV's stuck at Peg Leg when the river rose a couple of feet after they had set up camp on the island.... there must have been 15 RV's stuck in the middle of the river and they had to get a tractor in to tow them out... lots of water damage!!!!! ;)
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How does one explain this to ICBC? Does thier coverage include stupidity?
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I agree,they should have to pay for the rescue effort.
R.D. not sure if icbc would pay for that or not.
Didnt think they payed for offroad stuff.
But then again there has to be a reason why it costs 1000 a year to insure a two thousand dollar truck with the supposed full discount. ;D
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LIABILITY
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How does one explain this to ICBC? Does thier coverage include stupidity?
Collision.
Collsion with water is still a collision.
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ICBC DOES cover stupidity....that is what ICBC calls your comp.....your dog chews up your interior....covered....your child pukes in the back seat and no ones notices until things are very "rotten".... covered....
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In a related story:
http://www.cknw.com/news/news_xml.cfm?cat=1&rss=1&rem=33776&red=80110923aPBIny&gi=1&gm=news_local.cfm
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Actually they do cover "stupidity" to a certain extent...I had a bucket of bugs (and sea water) spill in my car...long story short, the water cause a backbone type cable to rust out and within a day my Passat stopped opperating nomally.
The cable cost $1400 including labour...luckily comprehensive covered it, less $100 for the dedictible. Considering i got a steam clean/detaiing to get the smell out...I probably came out ahead. 8)
I would hate to see a claim this larger simply get covered like that...it does seem rediculous that someone could do that and face only a $100 deductible! Oh and a tricket from the RCMP (see pic) :D
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i saw the exact same thing during spring break while quading at pegleg. I have no idea what these people wre thinking ::)