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[todd]

That was your first mistake….

when I started posting on VV it said “high-level discussions underway” at the top. I always thought it was a mistake to remove it

[Matt R.]

Tentacle **rn and octo**rn are not synonymous. 

[todd]

Unless in AI.

[Victoria Watcher]

‘Just a tragedy’: Foreign exchange student drowns at Thetis Lake

https://www.cheknews...s-lake-1171408/

[Victoria Watcher]

An international high school student drowned at Thetis Lake on Friday afternoon, View Royal Fire Rescue said.

Firefighters, paramedics and RCMP were called to a report of a swimmer in distress. While en route, they received an update advising that the swimmer had gone under water and had not resurfaced.

The victim was found in about 15 feet of water about 10 feet from shore, said View Royal Fire Chief Paul Hurst. Firefighters recovered the body shortly after 6 p.m.

“This is a heartbreaking tragedy, a young man drown[ing] just feet from the shore as his classmates witnessed it but couldn’t help him. It was a difficult scene for all involved and our thoughts are with his family and classmates,” Hurst said in a statement.

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...is-lake-7622901

 

 

 

 

 

He was 10 feet from shore and nobody could help him?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 29 September 2023 - 11:35 PM.

[Mike K.]

Must have been a cliff edge?

[Victoria Watcher]

Must have been a cliff edge?

 

Ya, maybe.  I honestly have not been to Thetis Lake in about 30 years.  Have no idea what it's about.

[Mike K.]

It’s a huge area. Lots of cliffs along the water’s edge.

[Victoria Watcher]

Used to go to Elk/Beaver a lot as youth, and teenagers.   

 

Two things I never really like liked... Climbing up that slimy ladder to get onto the platform.  And I never really liked jumping in or diving, it always got uncomfortable water in my sinuses.  But swimming was OK, but just poking around on an inflatable boat was fun at Elk/Beaver.  

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 30 September 2023 - 06:13 AM.

[Mike K.]

Yes, same.

[Barrrister]

I canoe regularly on both Elk and Thetis. If you are not a strong swimmer it is easy to get into trouble on either lake. No lifeguards on either lake. It is a tragedy.

[lanforod]

Are lifeguards a thing on any lake here? The only one I’ve seen them at is Fuller lake up in Chemainus.