By Beth David, Editor
Two adults and one 10-year-old boy took a canoe out on Saturday, 9/15/23, while the remants of Hurricane Lee, which was a bit of a dud as far as hurricanes go, but caused enough weather to be dangerous for small craft.
The canoers went to Angelica Island off Wilbur Point to dig around with metal detectors. There were four to five foot waves by the time the trio tried to get back to shore around 4:40 p.m. A resident could see they were in trouble and alerted Fairhaven Harbormaster, Tim Cox.
“They were strugling to get in,” said Mr. Cox, until they reached the lee side of Angelica Island.
A rescue boat directed them, but the canoers were able to get back to shore on their own. Fairhaven Fire, Fairhaven Police and New Bedford Police all went to the scene.
“We just assisted them to where they could make it,” said Mr. Cox.
He said they did not have any proper equipment with them. He gave them a booklet on the rules and regulations and what they need for safety equipment. He said he did not get their names, but that they were from North Fairhaven.
Information from the West Island Weather Station Facebook Page, courtesy of ML Baron, was used in this report.
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