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Horror in Hecate Strait

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Two fishing vessels, Gypsy Lass and Royal Pride, met turbulent waters near Hecate Strait along the northern-British Columbia coast. A coastguard cutter, Point Henry, went out for a rescue attempt, only to meet the same fate. A US Coast Guard helicopter was finally able to rescue all six survivors.

Author: Schuyler, Lynne
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1995
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc., Survival

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Jan 29, 2010 @ 3:15 pm
omg!I NEED TO HEAR MORE!I have been told of this incident and would like to get a copy for the author John Herman lincoln.

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Lost in an arctic sea

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Ten walrus hunters belonging to the Inuit tribe battled snow and freezing rain during a fierce storm in the arctic sea near Baffin Island. Pitseolak Alainga and Billy Kownirk managed to hold on to the wreckage of their boat, the only two who miraculously survived the incident.

Author: Schuyler, Lynne
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1996
Natural disasters, Hunting, Baffin Island

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Stranded on a frozen mountain

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Veteran hiker Kirby Kinnon's climb of the Slalok Mountain in British Columbia nearly cost his life, if not for the heroic rescue made by pilot John Goats and David and Joan Dumaresq.Kirby survived due to his faith in God and the efforts of the rescuers.

Author: Schuyler, Lynne
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
Portrayals, Rescue work, Mountaineering

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