A Canadian boy celebrating his third birthday was unhurt and apparently unfazed after he floated 12 km down a river riding atop his toy truck, said police.
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.
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 12 km away.
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 also made sure the boater who found him also retrieved the toy truck.
His parents surely got their money’s worth from that toy truck.
#17, tcc3;
My apologies, I didn’t intend to make it seem that you felt it was others’ responsibility to watch out for children. I was simply replying to your comment with my own personal take on it.
However, #10 basically did say it *was* my responsibility, which my reply there was directed towards them.
As I mentioned before, however, I will help a lost child or save a child from a busy street. It really depends on the severity of the situation, however.
A child running around at risk of banging his head on a table? That’s a good opportunity to teach both the kid and the parents a lesson.
A small child lost in the middle of a street? That’s too dangerous. (Although I must admit that I don’t believe the parents should be able to sue the driver that runs over their kid. Sympathy for the parents is limited if they are negligent in watching out for their kids. That’s not saying I hope the kid gets killed.)
I think we are basically in agreement Nate, your original comment just sounded a little more evil than I think you meant.
#21, Nate,
A child running around at risk of banging his head on a table? That’s a good opportunity to teach both the kid and the parents a lesson.
And when the kid runs into the table and upsets your beer, (and Great Aunt Edna’s potato salad) will you still be saying “Not my responsibility?”
The Canadian version of Tom Sawyer isn’t that great a read.
Maybe they need to add a Pakistani called Abdul?
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#22, tcc3;
Yup. I’m typically blunt, which can have a (sometimes desirable) evil effect. (=
#23, Fusion;
Holy crap! That would be an absolute travesty. I’m not sure I’d be able to forgive myself. (=
All done without a helmet.
# 2 jsgerhard said, in part:
Not as lucky as that kid! Wish the story gave the kid’s name — I’d like to keep an eye out for that name in the future. Anything he’s associated with, sports teams, public companies, whatever, I’d bet on!