Published On: April 6th, 1974

London firemen were called Saturday to rescue Andy Perquin, 16, of 915 Colborne St. and Paul Morrissey, 16, of 36 Elworthy Ave from a clump of trees the middle of the Thames river.  The youths canoe hit a submerged log in the mid afternoon and flipped over.  Fireman Earl Smith and Gary Hewitt finally inched their way along a rope they had fired to the boys, but only after another fireman, Cliff Fraser, had been tossed out of a canoe in his rescue attempt.

Published On: April 6th, 1974 / Last Updated: January 1st, 2018 / Categories: Water Related / Tags: , / Views: 1045 /

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