The floaters began their journey Sunday at Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron, Michigan, as part of an annual “Float Down” event, in which thousands of attendees spent the day floating along the St. Clair River, a 40-mile long river which forms an global boundary between Michigan and Ontario.
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Around 1500 Americans floating on rafts on a US river had to be rescued after strong winds blew them off course into Canadian territory.
Police, border security and coast guard agencies from both sides stepped in to help round up the boaters and return them to Port Huron, Michigan.
Once they had been plucked back onto dry land, the partiers were bused across the border back to the United States – with a full police escort.
Read the full story here. But the whole accidental invasion turned out well, and despite a few minor injuries, everyone was rescued and safely returned to the U.S. Once all the floaters were fished out of the water or simply gathered on shore, passersby willingly shed outer garments to keep the wet illegals warm.
Sarnia police did not say whether anyone was charged in the incident Reuters reports. Now everyone in America knows just how easy it is to get into Canada when they need to flee the Trumpocalypse.
Launderville said the event had no official organiser and posed “significant and unusual hazards” due to the river’s fast-moving current and participants’ lack of life jackets. “There were long waits and long lines”.
The unexpected detour meant police in Sarnia, Ontario, had to find buses Sunday to transport numerous Port Huron Float Down participants back to the USA.
To halt the float down, the Canadian Coast Guard announced the waters would be closed to “floaters” a week ago.
“It was a bit of a nightmare, but we got through it”, Clarke said.
Numerous rescued people told reporters on scene they were incredibly grateful of Canada’s help. The event took place at Port Huron, the demarcation between MI and Canada.
Port Huron Float Down’s Facebook page thanked Canadian authorities for their help and praised them as “amazing neighbors”.
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Sarnia spokesperson, Katarina Ovens, said that workers spent a long time cleaning up after the accident.
