A couple in Canada used their speedboat to try to put out a fire on the bank of a river
The spray from the boat looked to have helped put the blaze out.
When a fire broke out on the edge of South Thompson River in Canada, one couple in a boat acted quickly to try to put it out in unconventional fashion.
According to Lorrie Jane, who recorded it happening and posted it to Facebook, the boat had about eight goes at spraying the flames with the water it propelled behind itself in Kamloops, British Columbia.
The footage makes for extraordinary viewing.
“Around 16:00 we were cruising up river when I noticed black smoke. The fire was on the riverbank by East Shuswap Road and there was a house just across the street from the fire.
“The cigarette boat was flying around and we realised he was trying to put out the fire with the spray from his boat. He doused it hard and did about eight roundabouts with his boat – not all of them hit but most of them did.”
“It was pretty risky as the river has come down and he was right by the river bank,” said Lorrie. “Our boat probably couldn’t get even that close as it would be quite shallow – and he did end up damaging his engine.
“A small fire truck showed up and started hosing it down, then a helicopter arrived as well. He (the man in the boat) looked stressed when he stopped and his fiancee stood up and asked if he hit it. I told them he did and everyone around stood up in our boats and applauded him.”
