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http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/OttawaAndRegion/2006/03/30/1511638-sun.html
'One of the best'
Kin remember 'extraordinary' man lost in river after trying to save
By JON WILLING, OTTAWA SUN
IN HIS YOUNGER years, Peter Borodchak was often mistaken for Wayne Gretzky, and although he wasn't the hockey legend, his impact on others was nothing short of great.
Peter was an "extraordinary" man and extremely devoted to his family, his wife Olivia said at the couple's Overbrook-area home.
Peter, 47, was missing yesterday, a day after he fell into the Ottawa River around the Morris Island Conservation Area, west of Fitzroy Harbour. He is presumed drowned. A police recovery team was unable to find his body yesterday and called off the search.
"His life was looking after me and her," Olivia said, looking down at the couple's three-year-old black Lab, Skeena, who panted happily while sitting in the living room.
Peter and Olivia would have celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary in July. They met in Ottawa before moving to British Columbia. They moved back about eight years ago. Peter worked as a quality-control technician at Neilson Dairy in Ottawa.
LOVED OUTDOORS
Peter's sister, Natalie Janke, of Kingston, remembered that when he was younger, Peter looked like Gretzky and was frequently confused with the hockey superstar at city bars.
Although he wasn't a hockey dynamo, Peter shared many traits with Gretzky.
Peter enjoyed an active lifestyle, with a interest in fishing, camping and canoeing. He had magic hands, but his prowess was in the kitchen, cooking up Vietnamese and Thai cuisine.
LOST IN CURRENT
And just like Gretzky is close with his family, Peter was tight with his.
"There's not a thing he wouldn't do for me," Olivia said.
Peter was lost in the river's current Tuesday after trying to rescue Skeena, who wandered into the river. Skeena found her way back to shore, but Peter was carried downstream, clutching a piece of ice.
His mother, Valentina Borodchak, said Peter's effort to rescue the dog just proves he's "one of the best."
Police dive crews received help yesterday from underwater cameras during their search of the river. The stationary, underwater cameras belong to Ontario Power Generation, which operates the nearby Chats Falls dam.
Staff Sgt. Mel Robertson said navigating the small islands and working near thin ice made the recovery effort tricky.
While Tuesday's search included efforts on shore and water, yesterday's hunt focused only on the water. Rescuers originally searched land, in case Borodchak somehow made it to shore.
Borodchak is the third person this year to go missing in the same area of the Ottawa River. Two snowmobilers plunged through the ice in February and are presumed dead.
jon.willing@ott.sunpub.com
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'One of the best'
Kin remember 'extraordinary' man lost in river after trying to save
By JON WILLING, OTTAWA SUN
IN HIS YOUNGER years, Peter Borodchak was often mistaken for Wayne Gretzky, and although he wasn't the hockey legend, his impact on others was nothing short of great.
Peter was an "extraordinary" man and extremely devoted to his family, his wife Olivia said at the couple's Overbrook-area home.
Peter, 47, was missing yesterday, a day after he fell into the Ottawa River around the Morris Island Conservation Area, west of Fitzroy Harbour. He is presumed drowned. A police recovery team was unable to find his body yesterday and called off the search.
"His life was looking after me and her," Olivia said, looking down at the couple's three-year-old black Lab, Skeena, who panted happily while sitting in the living room.
Peter and Olivia would have celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary in July. They met in Ottawa before moving to British Columbia. They moved back about eight years ago. Peter worked as a quality-control technician at Neilson Dairy in Ottawa.
LOVED OUTDOORS
Peter's sister, Natalie Janke, of Kingston, remembered that when he was younger, Peter looked like Gretzky and was frequently confused with the hockey superstar at city bars.
Although he wasn't a hockey dynamo, Peter shared many traits with Gretzky.
Peter enjoyed an active lifestyle, with a interest in fishing, camping and canoeing. He had magic hands, but his prowess was in the kitchen, cooking up Vietnamese and Thai cuisine.
LOST IN CURRENT
And just like Gretzky is close with his family, Peter was tight with his.
"There's not a thing he wouldn't do for me," Olivia said.
Peter was lost in the river's current Tuesday after trying to rescue Skeena, who wandered into the river. Skeena found her way back to shore, but Peter was carried downstream, clutching a piece of ice.
His mother, Valentina Borodchak, said Peter's effort to rescue the dog just proves he's "one of the best."
Police dive crews received help yesterday from underwater cameras during their search of the river. The stationary, underwater cameras belong to Ontario Power Generation, which operates the nearby Chats Falls dam.
Staff Sgt. Mel Robertson said navigating the small islands and working near thin ice made the recovery effort tricky.
While Tuesday's search included efforts on shore and water, yesterday's hunt focused only on the water. Rescuers originally searched land, in case Borodchak somehow made it to shore.
Borodchak is the third person this year to go missing in the same area of the Ottawa River. Two snowmobilers plunged through the ice in February and are presumed dead.
jon.willing@ott.sunpub.com
Previous story: Inmate held in man's hanging
Next story: Trucks collide at Pontiac mill, killing worker, 44
