Thursday, July 30, 2009

Boaters Rescued During Storm

An okay outcome for two boaters on Lake Champlain yesterday. Machenna Ford and his fiancé were snorkeling when a storm blew up. "Wind started picking up and the boat cut out," Ford tells Fox44. Ford's boat engine stopped working as a storm moved through. The strong winds pushed their boat against a group of rocks trapping the two on the lake. They tried using a bull horn to call for help from a nearby boater, but he couldn't hear them through the storm. Eventually people driving by on Route 2 spotted the couple and called for help. Machenna says he just thankful rescue crews were able to save them and that no one got hurt.