October 17, 2005

My hero!

From the Washington Post:

Sen. Edward Kennedy Helps Rescue Fishermen

The Associated Press -- Monday, October 17, 2005; 2:24 AM

HYANNIS, Mass. -- U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy attempted to rescue six men who had become trapped by high tide on a jetty off Hyannisport on Sunday.

The Massachusetts Democrat eventually left the rescue to Hyannis firefighters, The Cape Cod Times reported Monday.

Kennedy was walking his two dogs on the shore at 11:15 a.m. when he spotted the men cut off from shore by the rising waters. They had been fishing on a jetty that begins at the tip of the Kennedy compound.

Tides had risen over the patchy rocks, which made it difficult to walk back to shore.

Kennedy and a friend tried to rescue the men using a 13-foot boat but rough waters forced them back.

A crew from the Hyannis Fire Department picked them up. The men, in their 20s, were not identified. They were brought to Cape Cod Hospital with mild hypothermia.

Mary Jo Kopechne was not immediately available for comment.

Posted by George Moneo at October 17, 2005 09:51 AM



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Posted by: Val Prieto at October 17, 2005 01:22 PM

Thanks, Val. Thanks a lot. It's bad enough I have to see my unwieldy gut in the mirror; now I have to deal with the memory of Ted's. That's about the only thing we have in common...

Posted by: George L. Moneo at October 17, 2005 02:07 PM

"Kennedy and a friend tried to rescue the men using a 13-foot boat but rough waters forced them back."

13 feet isn't enough boat. You need a 17 foot land yacht, like a '68 Olds Delta 88, for such an operation.

Posted by: Bill H at October 17, 2005 07:23 PM

You've got to give him credit for trying...this time, that is.

Posted by: Howarde at October 17, 2005 11:46 PM