Birthday boy Demetrius decided to mess about on the river - and survived
New.Sky.Com Reports
A boy had the adventure of a lifetime to celebrate his third birthday - floating eight miles down a river in a toy truck.
Demetrius Jones was camping with his family when he decided to take a drive in his battery-powered toy.
He promptly motored down a slipway into the Peace River in British Columbia, Canada, and floated downstream and out of sight.
His parents were frantic and called the emergency services.
Rescuer Don Lowen said: "We figured if he had been gone about two hours he could have gone about 12 to 15 kilometres.
Demetrius back on dry land
"So we went down and about the 12-kilometre mark we spotted what we thought were rocks along the side, with maybe an eagle on top because there was this little white blond head there.
"When we got closer there was an upside down Chevvy and the young fella just hanging on!"
Police said Demetrius was cold but none the worse for his ordeal.
"He was more concerned about leaving his truck behind," said an officer.
Demetrius, from Fort St John, had been camping with his family at Peace Island Park.
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