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Fisherman hailed as a hero Cloverdale man’s expert boating manoeuvres were critical in water rescue on the swollen Fraser River
By Monique Tamminga He rushed over and asked them to re-launch the boat in order to help with A Langley father and son offered a a rescue. huge thank you for being saved from “We went down stream and thankfully certain drowning on the swollen Fraser we found them quick,” Murnaghan said. River late last month. The Cloverdale fisherman said he Michael Hampel and his son Bradley, wanted to be careful not to crash his boat 9, were out sturgeon fishing on the Frainto Hampel’s, causing it to sink it faster ser River when their boat’s anchor rope than it would have. became entangled with a tree and into “He was an expert at maneuvering in the boat’s motor, rendering it inoperable. those fast moving waters,” said a grateHampel cut the rope loose in fear the ful Hampel. “The man is a hero in our tree was going to sink the boat. eyes.” “We were drifting when the current Murnaghan and his fishing friends threw us broadside managed to throw a into a log boom and tow line and safely we were sideways,” brought the father Hampel said at a and son on board. press conference They then towed at the Langley Hampel’s boat to RCMP detachment, the Haney dock in where he and his Maple Ridge. son expressed their For Bradley, the deep gratitude to experience was everyone involved “scary.” in the rescue. They were stuck “I was thinking out on that log how are we going boom for 51 minto get out of this? I utes, said Hampel. knew I had to stay MONIQUE TAMMINGA / BLACK PRESS Forty of those were calm for my son.” Paul Murnaghn, left, is being hailed a hero by spent on the line But he realized father Michael Hampel and son Bradley. with a 911 dispatchthe current could er who Hampel capsize them at any time, dumping the pair into the cold wa- credits for keeping him calm. Murnaghan said these are the worst ter, filled with hazards during the freshet. three weeks to be out on the Fraser. Hampel called Langley RCMP 911 to “Even with life jackets they couldn’t request urgent assistance. survive this river,” he said. It was his first Langley RCMP immediately began to rescue and “hopefully my last.” mobilize resources including Fraser ValHampel grew up on the Fraser River ley Search and Rescue, the Coast Guard but can’t even think of going back on it and officers nearby who raced to the last anytime soon. known location of the boat. “It was the scariest thing I’ve ever been Const. Niko Geneblaza was the first involved in,” he said. to arrive at the Fort Langley Marina and “We wanted to give a huge thank you took note of Paul Murnaghan and three of his friends removing their boat from a to all involved.” – Black Press day of fishing.
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