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| "Frazer in his Hou 14" |
Flood Rescue Canoeing Hero!
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| "Press the button and wait for the green man?" |
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| "The Tweet from North Yoks Police" |
Frazer was spotted on Police CCTV and they tweeted a picture of him so we got in touch with him to find out his story, and this is his amazing tale…….
What an eventful December!
I was at home when I got a notification on my phone, telling me that certain areas of the country have been issued a red weather warning for flooding. So I thought about the idea of taking my Hou Canoe to the flooded areas to help rescue people, as I’m a qualified community first responder with LIVES (Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service).
The next day I drove to York, I’ve never seen it flood as bad as it had. Once I found an ideal location to launch my canoe, I got kitted up and set out to see if I could find anyone to help.
The first person I helped was a gentleman who was stranded by a shop, he required being taken from one side of the flooded area, over to his house. Then as I was paddling past a house a gentleman shouted me over. He informed me that he didn’t have any food at his house, so I took him from his house, over to a part of the city that still had shops open. Once he had got a few essentials, I took him back to his house. At one point I even had a dog in my canoe!
A lady shouted me over to her house, she informed me that her daughters dog needed to be taken for a walk, as it was unable to go to the toilet in the house. That was the first time that I had ever had an animal in my canoe. It felt surreal paddling down roads, next to cars with only their roof showing. You couldn’t see where the river was, because the water was higher than the barriers/ fencing. In total that day I’d say I helped about 15 people.
I have kept in contact with one gentleman I helped called Nick. He required being transported from his apartment so that he could reach his cherished motorbike, before the flood water engulfed it.
I’ve taken my canoe on many adventures, but this one will be hard to beat, as it’s not very often, that you can paddle around a major city’s streets!
Thanks to all the people at Hou Canoes, for making such a versatile canoe!
Frazer Grainger
Check out Frazers video of his adventure on YouTube,
I was at home when I got a notification on my phone, telling me that certain areas of the country have been issued a red weather warning for flooding. So I thought about the idea of taking my Hou Canoe to the flooded areas to help rescue people, as I’m a qualified community first responder with LIVES (Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service).
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| "Night paddling" |
The next day I drove to York, I’ve never seen it flood as bad as it had. Once I found an ideal location to launch my canoe, I got kitted up and set out to see if I could find anyone to help.
The first person I helped was a gentleman who was stranded by a shop, he required being taken from one side of the flooded area, over to his house. Then as I was paddling past a house a gentleman shouted me over. He informed me that he didn’t have any food at his house, so I took him from his house, over to a part of the city that still had shops open. Once he had got a few essentials, I took him back to his house. At one point I even had a dog in my canoe!
A lady shouted me over to her house, she informed me that her daughters dog needed to be taken for a walk, as it was unable to go to the toilet in the house. That was the first time that I had ever had an animal in my canoe. It felt surreal paddling down roads, next to cars with only their roof showing. You couldn’t see where the river was, because the water was higher than the barriers/ fencing. In total that day I’d say I helped about 15 people.
I have kept in contact with one gentleman I helped called Nick. He required being transported from his apartment so that he could reach his cherished motorbike, before the flood water engulfed it.
I’ve taken my canoe on many adventures, but this one will be hard to beat, as it’s not very often, that you can paddle around a major city’s streets!
Thanks to all the people at Hou Canoes, for making such a versatile canoe!
Frazer Grainger
Check out Frazers video of his adventure on YouTube,
Well Done Frazer you've done a great job out their keep up the good support.. ��
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