A pair of quick-thinking Kamloops boaters did their bit to stop a grass fire from spreading on Saturday afternoon.
Koyne Watson and Tasha Hunt were out on the South Thompson River in their jet boat when they saw smoke rising from the river91裸聊视频檚 edge.
91裸聊视频淲e were like 91裸聊视频榟oly crap, it that a fire?91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Hunt said.
It turns out it was and Watson leapt into action, using his motor to spray water on blaze.
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91裸聊视频淗e took a pass at it and he hit the flames. The flames started to kind of go down,91裸聊视频� said Hunt. 91裸聊视频淪o he kept going and doing pass after pass until the fire trucks came.91裸聊视频�
Lorrie Jane Arnott watched it all with her husband and daughter from a nearby boat.
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91裸聊视频淲e could see the 91裸聊视频榗igarette boat91裸聊视频� as they are called whipping around dousing it with it91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频榬ooster tail91裸聊视频� of water spray,91裸聊视频� said Arnott.
Watson and Hunt couldn91裸聊视频檛 believe they91裸聊视频檇 actually doused a fire.
91裸聊视频淭here were people in boats and cheering. It was hilarious!91裸聊视频� Hunt laughed. 91裸聊视频淚 can91裸聊视频檛 believe we shot the water up that high.91裸聊视频�
Most boats wouldn91裸聊视频檛 have been able to hit the flames, high up on the river bank as they were.
91裸聊视频淸Watson91裸聊视频檚] got an inverter that makes it jet up as high as he wants,91裸聊视频� said Hunt.
Arnott was amazed.
91裸聊视频淲e have a regular ski boat and there91裸聊视频檚 no way we could have gotten that close with our propellor down,91裸聊视频� said Arnott. 91裸聊视频淣o one else could have done that.91裸聊视频�
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While Watson did have to replace a rubber trim on his boat, Hunt said that it didn91裸聊视频檛 sustain any serious damage.
91裸聊视频淲e were running super super hot because of how hard [Watson] was revving the engine,91裸聊视频� Hunt said. 91裸聊视频淪o it took us a bit to cool it off.91裸聊视频�
For her part, Arnott is grateful that Watson showed up when he did 91裸聊视频� like many, she has friends and family affected by the wildfires.
91裸聊视频淢y friend91裸聊视频檚 family just lost their home and property and now my in-laws who live by Sheridan Lake may be evacuated,91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淏.C. is on fire and it91裸聊视频檚 like a war zone.91裸聊视频�
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