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Stranded paddlers get military rescue in Yukon - CBC

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Three American paddlers are safe after being rescued by the Canadian Forces in Yukon.

Shane Yarborough and two other paddlers from Skagway, Alaska, had been hiking and paddling a raft near Bennett Lake.They were planning a one-day trip, however, he says they got lost among river channels.

"We got turned around on the river so we found the highest area we could. We sat down and set up camp until everybody came to get us," said Yarborough.

It was coincidence that search-and-rescue helicopters were training nearby as part of Operation Nanook...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/stranded-paddlers-get-military-rescue-in-yukon-1.3741791
 
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