The gent who died in the Stort several weeks ago was buried on Monday, his boat is next to us on the point, they are doing the hard task of empting it ready for sale.
Also heard that a couple of days ago one of the Broxbourne Day hire boats sunk at Stanstead lock, the crew all run away! Drink me thinks??? Moose > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:38:09 +0000 > Subject: Re: [canals-list] Death at Cropredy > > This absolutely dreadful. The news comes on a morning when I have been > involved in an incident that could have led to the death of a 4-year-old due > to the complete incompetence of adults responsible for her. > > For God's sake, canals can be dangerous. It is madness at Napton at the > moment. Brian was claiming yesterday he was in a queue of six coming down. > When I got to the top about 11am there were nine waiting with two more coming > round the bend. > > It's changeover day. People are rushing. Worse is that they've been on the > canals a week and think they know it all. > > I've moored in the country for an early lunch and to take some time out. I am > still shaken by both incidents. > > Steve > Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Bernard Morton" <[email protected]> > > Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:03:50 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [canals-list] Death at Cropredy > > > Steve > Just lifted this off the BBC Oxford website > Bernard > NB Lexa > > > Woman killed in canal boat fall > > The family are thought to have hired the canal boat in Rugby > A woman died when she fell from a canal boat in north Oxfordshire. > > Rescue services were called to the Oxford Canal at Old Wharf, in Cropredy, > early on Thursday evening. > > Police believe the woman, who was in her late 40s and from Devon, struck her > head as she fell off the back of the boat into a lock. > > She and her family had been on holiday. The canal was closed while the > police carried out their investigation. There are no suspicious > circumstances. > > The woman was declared dead at the scene by paramedics. > > Her family are thought to have hired the canal boat from a firm in Rugby, > Warwickshire. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: 31 July 2009 12:00 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [canals-list] Death at Cropredy > > Someone's told me that Radio Oxford are carrying reports this morning. I'm > on the Oxford summit with no 3G reception. Can anyone post details please? > > Steve > Sent using BlackBerryR from Orange > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > _________________________________________________________________ Celebrate a decade of Messenger with free winks, emoticons, display pics, and more. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/157562755/direct/01/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
