3-year-old floats down river on toy truck Published on July 15th, 2009 Posted by Eideard in humor

A Canadian boy celebrating his third birthday was unhurt and apparently unfazed after he floated 12 km down a river riding atop his toy truck, said police.

The boy’s family was camping at a popular park near Fort St. John, in northeastern British Columbia, on Sunday when the boy wandered off unnoticed and somehow entered the nearby Peace River, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.

The boy’s parents at first thought he was playing with other relatives at the campsite. But police were later alerted and had begun a search when a boater found the boy, and the toy, about 12 km away.

After a nearly two-hour journey down the swift-moving river the boy had no injuries, and was apparently unaware of the danger he had been in.

“He was very excited to see the police,” said RCMP Constable Jackelynn Passarell.

A local news report said the boy also made sure the boater who found him also retrieved the toy truck.

His parents surely got their money’s worth from that toy truck.

The little guy went for a two hour cruise didn't he

I've done that. Only I was a little older. And on a giant inner tube. So it's not really the same.

i also used a inner tube. but i think most of us did back then.. but this kid was riding his toy truck down stream... it didnt bother him his only worry was to save his truck

He was probably having to much fun

This wouldn't of happened when I was kid. My toy trucks were all made of metal. They just don't make toys like they used to.

his toy truck was a riding one.. your thinking of the plain toys where you can put them in dirt.. i used to have one of the old metal trucks