Another question... where did he get the inner tube?
Posted on 07/17/2007 9:26:59 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
(WCCO) Grantsburg, Wis. Crews rescued a man from the St. Croix River at Fox Landing, near Grantsburg, Wis. after he spent 12 hours stuck in the water. Authorities said the man's weight was a mitigating factor in his delayed rescue.
At about 8:15 p.m. Monday, authorities received a call of someone with a medical condition needing assistance.
According to the Pine County Sheriff's Office, a group had gone tubing on the river when the tube of a man weighing at least 500 pounds went flat about two miles south of Fox Landing.
After attempted to get out of the water and walk back, the man began having chest pains.
When crews attempted to rescue the man by boat, they found the water was too shallow, causing the boat to get caught on the rocks.
At 5 a.m. Tuesday, a hovercraft was dispatched to try to retrieve man, who authorities said remained alert and conscious throughout his ordeal. Soon after, authorities reported the hovercraft effort had failed.
Burnett County authorities said they were trying to recruit a helicopter from Traverse City, Mich., the closest location with a hoist.
Just after 8 a.m., about 12 hours after the man was first reported stuck, crews were able to get the man to a part of the river where he was allowed to float to safety, according to Burnett County officials.
He was taken to Burnett Medical Center in Granstburg, where he was reported to be in stable condition.
Authorities have not yet released the man's identity.
‘What the heck did they use for bait?”
Cheesecake
Another question... where did he get the inner tube?
Michael Moore has had a tough week, first the lousy box office of Sicko, now this.
Two words
Salad Dressing
The Twin Cities and its newsrooms are over populated with reporters that graduated from college.
Clown and Barber, to be exact.
That’s called polution.
You be surprised how many are 500 lbs and over. A part-time co-worker of mine is a fireman full-time in a smaller Florida city and you’d be surprised how many “fat rescues” they have to do (people so fat, that when they fall, their family members cant lift them up).
so they just shoved the fat basstird back in the river and floated him oot?....I don't care who you are but that's funny writin stuff right there!
Thank you. More proof that journalists are stupid.
In other news, there was a minor flood in Grantsburg, Wis. Authorities are in the process of attempting to determine the cause.
Was that a new record for the St. Croix river?
Classic!!
I wonder who goes on t... oh, nevermind!
Yes it would. But you have to realize this article was written by a “reporter” at a TV station. The absolute best when it comes to murdering the English language. Where do they find these people?
Just dam!
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