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Tubing nightmare: Women thought river went in circle
Michigan Live ^ | 7/15/16 | afsnco

Posted on 07/15/2016 5:57:57 AM PDT by afsnco

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – They left for what they thought would be an easy float down Muskegon River Tuesday afternoon – but ended up spending the night on the river bank, scared and yelling for help.

The trio of young women were rescued 20 hours later after a fisherman eventually heard their cries, said Muskegon Township Deputy Fire Chief Bob Grabinski.

The women, all in their 20s, had never been tubing before and decided it would be a fun thing to do, Grabinski said. So they bought some tubes and headed to the popular launch site at the Maple Island Road bridge, Grabinski said.

"They were informed by somebody at the bridge that the river goes in a circle and if they put in there they would come back to their car," he said. "Not knowing anything, they set off on their little adventure."

(Excerpt) Read more at mlive.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: stupidisasstupiddoes
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Just, wow.
1 posted on 07/15/2016 5:57:57 AM PDT by afsnco
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To: afsnco

YGTBFKM.


2 posted on 07/15/2016 5:58:35 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: afsnco
sigh. These people vote. They also drive.

Terrifying.

3 posted on 07/15/2016 5:59:18 AM PDT by wbill
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To: afsnco
Let me guess.........

Blondes ?

4 posted on 07/15/2016 5:59:31 AM PDT by onona (Honey this isn't Kindergarten. We are in an all out war for the survival of our Country !)
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To: afsnco

Dinnonuffins


5 posted on 07/15/2016 5:59:44 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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To: Lurker

Not kidding


6 posted on 07/15/2016 5:59:47 AM PDT by Principled (...the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others...)
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To: afsnco

“They were informed by somebody at the bridge that the river goes in a circle and if they put in there they would come back to their car,”

I know messing with blondes is fun people, but come on!


7 posted on 07/15/2016 6:01:04 AM PDT by Boogieman
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It goes in a circle and it’s downstream all the way, so you won’t need to paddle much.


8 posted on 07/15/2016 6:01:18 AM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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To: onona

I stand corrected !!


9 posted on 07/15/2016 6:01:21 AM PDT by onona (Honey this isn't Kindergarten. We are in an all out war for the survival of our Country !)
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To: Lurker

10 posted on 07/15/2016 6:02:01 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: afsnco
They know now that it doesn’t, don't they.
11 posted on 07/15/2016 6:02:08 AM PDT by sport
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To: afsnco
Will It Go Round In Circles... Billy Preston
12 posted on 07/15/2016 6:02:08 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Boogieman

I convinced (years apart) TWO different girlfriends that the Washington Monument could be rotated by motors.

And one of them was her high school’s valedictorian.


13 posted on 07/15/2016 6:03:12 AM PDT by baltimorepoet
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To: afsnco

There are so many things liberals should not be allowed to do.


14 posted on 07/15/2016 6:05:09 AM PDT by TYVets
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To: afsnco

3 miles in 20 hours? Wow, I went just over twenty miles with my brother and a friend at the tender age of 13/14 with no adult supervision in just two days. And I didn’t think rivers went in circles; actually used a map so I knew where my Dad could drop us off, roughly how long it would take, and where we could be extracted at a location with a pay phone. Did get pretty severe sunburn though, and learned that even in the summer it can be chilly sleeping on the river bank in just swim trunks.


15 posted on 07/15/2016 6:06:48 AM PDT by LambSlave
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The absolute best part of the story...

“No one reported the women missing...”

Can’t imagine why.


16 posted on 07/15/2016 6:07:30 AM PDT by moovova
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amusing ad placement in story

Adjust for brain cleaning. Hard to believe that none had cell phones. Howya gonna take selfies? Get on FB, twitter, snapchat and all?

17 posted on 07/15/2016 6:07:57 AM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: baltimorepoet

You silver-tounged devil!


18 posted on 07/15/2016 6:10:01 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: Covenantor

Getting a signal might have been tough.


19 posted on 07/15/2016 6:10:08 AM PDT by madison10 (#NeverHillary)
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To: afsnco

It’s a good thing they didn’t try that in lake Michigan. They’d be in Wisconsin by now. Or playing that Great Lakes favorite game “Freighter tag”.

CC


20 posted on 07/15/2016 6:12:30 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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