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Three dumped in water forcing five-year-old to hit the kill switch in B.C.

Mar 24, 2017 | 11:00 AM

VICTORIA — A dramatic rescue in the waters of Cowichan Bay, B.C., ended a traumatic event for a family of four on Thursday night.

Capt. Dave Bowes of the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre says both adults and a child were thrown into the water while they were attempting to pull up a crab pot.

Bowes says a five-year-old child remained aboard the five-metre fishing boat while it turned in circles.

He says the operator of an eco-tour boat picked the trio in the water up and managed to instruct the child in the circling boat to hit the kill switch.