TUESDAY JULY 17, 2012
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Two men escaped uninjured after engine trouble forced an emergency water landing in the Nanoose Bay area Sunday morning. The mayday call came in at 8:45 a.m. Sunday, just 10 minutes after the plane had left Nanaimo airport, said Jeff Olsson, maritime coordinator with Victoria’s Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre. The two people were flying in a home-built, ultra-light aircraft that was having some sort of engine trouble, Olsson said. They put the plane down in the water about four kilometres northeast of the entrance to Nanoose Bay harbour. “It sounds like they just skimmed along the surface of the water and then bailed out,” said Olsson. “The plane sank out beneath them fairly quickly.” A Coast Guard crew from French Creek picked the men up, uninjured but a little cold, after they were in the water about 25 minutes, he said. At least two pleasure craft also assisted in the rescue. They were taken back to Schooner Cove Marina in Nanoose Bay, where marina staff gave them dry clothing and coffee before shuttling them back to the airport. Dockhand Bob Baker said at least one man lived in Nanaimo and while neither was hurt, they were shaken up from the crash. The men were headed for Gilles Bay on Texada Island for an annual fly-in event.
Sand sculptures a huge draw The sun and warmth brought the crowds out to watch the work in progress at the 13th annual Quality Foods Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition according to society president Cheryl Dill. Close to 10,000 people were counted entering the exhibition site on Saturday and Sunday where some of the world’s best sand sculptors from Canada, U.S., Mexico, Spain and Australia had just 24 hours to sculpt sand and water into creative designs.
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The winners shared $32,000 in prizes and a shot at the world championships next year in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. The new community sand sculpting event in the adjacent sand pit was also teaming with families learning the craft from two professional sculptors and Coastal Community Credit Union volunteers.
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Laurie Tourneau works on her creation at the sand sculpting competition at Parksville Beach on the weekend.