Saturday, May 17, 2008

Dumb Crook: Man drowns after stolen canoe capsizes


Florida - An Orlando man drowned in a lake in east Orange County early Friday after the stolen canoe he was riding in capsized, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Christopher Mayo, 22, and two friends -- brothers Robert, 15, and Edward Geib, 17, - were drinking when they took a fiberglass canoe from a home on the east side of Lake Waunatta, friends and deputies said. About 200 feet offshore, the three spilled into the water, said Deputy Carlos Padilla, a sheriff's spokesman.The Geib brothers were rescued by a resident who heard them screaming for help in the dark. Mayo, who was not a strong swimmer, drowned in water 4 to 6 feet deep, Padilla said. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Overstock