During this year's event on August 21, high winds quickly turned the Float Down into an international incident when approximately 1500 Americans illegally (and accidentally) made landfall in Canada. They had to be rescued by Sarnia police, the OPP, the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada Border Service Agency, and employees from a nearby chemical company, Lanxess Canada.
Once the floaters were picked up on shore they were systematically shipped back to the U.S. on Sarnia Transit buses. In the Candadian Coast Guard video below you can hear thankful Americans shout "God bless Canada" after being rescued.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 12:58
Each August, an annual event known as the Port Huron Float Down occurs in Port Huron, Michigan. Hundreds of attendees on rafts of every shape and size imaginable float the eight miles downstream from Lighthouse (Conger) Beach in Port Huron to Chrysller Beach in Marysville. The Float Down occurs on the St. Claire River which separates Michigan from Ontario, Canada.
During this year's event on August 21, high winds quickly turned the Float Down into an international incident when approximately 1500 Americans illegally (and accidentally) made landfall in Canada. They had to be rescued by Sarnia police, the OPP, the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada Border Service Agency, and employees from a nearby chemical company, Lanxess Canada.
Once the floaters were picked up on shore they were systematically shipped back to the U.S. on Sarnia Transit buses. In the Candadian Coast Guard video below you can hear thankful Americans shout "God bless Canada" after being rescued.
During this year's event on August 21, high winds quickly turned the Float Down into an international incident when approximately 1500 Americans illegally (and accidentally) made landfall in Canada. They had to be rescued by Sarnia police, the OPP, the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada Border Service Agency, and employees from a nearby chemical company, Lanxess Canada.
Once the floaters were picked up on shore they were systematically shipped back to the U.S. on Sarnia Transit buses. In the Candadian Coast Guard video below you can hear thankful Americans shout "God bless Canada" after being rescued.