Posted on 07/26/2017 12:41:55 PM PDT by Gamecock
The young women, all in their 20s, thought it would be easy to float down Muskegon River, in Michigan, on Tuesday but ended up getting lost along the river. They were forced to spend the next 20 hours huddled together in the cold, scared and yelling for help.
The women, who had never been tubing before, had been told by someone at the Maple Island Road Bridge that the river goes in a circle so they presumed they would come back to their car.
Muskegon Township Deputy Fire Chief Bob Grabinski said: ‘Not knowing anything, they set off on their little adventure’.
It was only when it started to get dark and their car was nowhere to be found that the women, who didn’t have a phone on them, decided to get out and wait for help on the riverbank.
The Fire Chief added: ‘They said they hugged a tree all night yelling for help.’
Eventually, a fisherman floating the river heard their cries for help and called 911. Firefighters found the women about a quarter of a mile downriver and apart from a few scratches, they were fine, Grabinski said.
He added: ‘In their words, they’re never going tubing again. My words are know the river or take someone with you who knows it and have a plan.’
this is what happens when you fail the 1st grade
The map labels the area PREPETUAL MOTION RIVER.
Those women are Einsteins
And to my knowledge, they don't care to wander around in the dark...
If they were on the Susquehanna, I might appreciate the confusion, as you’ll cross it twice when taking I-81 through NY/ Pennsylvania.
Nevertheless, if you ask some of our under-educated citizens which way rivers flow, the response will be south (assuming that “south” is “down hill”).
Typical. Women screw up, men come in and get them out of their self inflicted problems.
What guy would tell them a river runs in a circle? I dont buy this for one second. Its a lie.
Another woman may have told them the rver runs in a circle, the article just says SOMEONE told them. Guy wouldnt lie to them like that, another woman may have said it and believed it.
I didn’t say they couldn’t swim, I said they don’t swim. Something to do with passed-down memories of segregated beaches...
1/4 mile and they have to holler for 20 hours to get help......they remind me of some of our concern trolls who are to lazy/cheap to drop an occasional dime to keep FR up and running.
If any of them read this and see themselves, here's a helpful link...
Color me unsurprised.
I’m not sure most Millennials and especially post-Millennials know how to read maps. They’ve always had turn-by-turn GPS available.
Just dyin’ over here laughing....
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