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MARINE 81 RESCUES STRANDED BOATERS
Friday, September 4, 2009 
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Marine 81 and Rescue 81  were dispatched to the Big Timber Creek around 21:46 hrs to help locate a  stranded boater and a jet ski operator. The Blenheim Fire Company Station 83 along with marine 82 and marine 84 were operating in the area of  Weaver saw mill for the lost boaters. 830 requested marine 81 and marine 75 be dispatched to search the Glendora section of the creek.8101 arrivied on location and set up a command post at Melvin Ave. Rescue 81 arrivied on location and set up lighting, Rescue 84 was directed to set up lighting at the bridge.  Marine 81 located the lost boat just south of the Clements bridge, the passengers were checked and towed back to the Melvin Ave launch site to be checked out by BLS the jet ski operator was located by Marine 82 and was towed back to the Lower Landing Rd. site. All units cleared after a shortly there after.