Life-jackets save 3 children as parents die
(Sumary... the kids lived because they had lifejackets on, but they are ophans because thier parents were not wearing thier lifejackets. This involved a paddle boat, 500 m from the shore - a hard lesson to everyone.)
Last Updated Thu, 08 Jul 2004 4:33:27
REGINA - A young husband and wife from the Mosquito Lake First Nation died Tuesday in a boating accident as their two young children and another boy looked on.
The Saskatchewan couple's five-year-old son and four-year-old daughter, as well as an 11-year-old boy who was related to them, were wearing life-jackets at the time of the accident and survived.
RCMP say a rented paddleboat tipped over about 500 metres from the shore of Turtle Lake.
Witnesses who saw the boat capsize rescued the three children, but it is believed that the overturning boat hit the adults on the head.
The bodies of 28-year-old Perry Bruno and 23-year-old Tanya Starchief were later pulled from the lake.
"Initial investigation indicates that the paddleboat was equipped with life-jackets for all the occupants, and that the children were wearing theirs at the time the boat overturned," said RCMP Cpl. Brian Jones.
"The adults were not wearing life-jackets when they were removed from the water," he added.
The police investigation continues.
Written by CBC News Online staff
(Sumary... the kids lived because they had lifejackets on, but they are ophans because thier parents were not wearing thier lifejackets. This involved a paddle boat, 500 m from the shore - a hard lesson to everyone.)
Last Updated Thu, 08 Jul 2004 4:33:27
REGINA - A young husband and wife from the Mosquito Lake First Nation died Tuesday in a boating accident as their two young children and another boy looked on.
The Saskatchewan couple's five-year-old son and four-year-old daughter, as well as an 11-year-old boy who was related to them, were wearing life-jackets at the time of the accident and survived.
RCMP say a rented paddleboat tipped over about 500 metres from the shore of Turtle Lake.
Witnesses who saw the boat capsize rescued the three children, but it is believed that the overturning boat hit the adults on the head.
The bodies of 28-year-old Perry Bruno and 23-year-old Tanya Starchief were later pulled from the lake.
"Initial investigation indicates that the paddleboat was equipped with life-jackets for all the occupants, and that the children were wearing theirs at the time the boat overturned," said RCMP Cpl. Brian Jones.
"The adults were not wearing life-jackets when they were removed from the water," he added.
The police investigation continues.
Written by CBC News Online staff
