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Wind-Surfing Santa Crosses
Border
Sent Back To Canada By American
Authorities
Dec
23, 2002 7:16 am US/Eastern
(AP) (TORONTO) A
wind-surfing Santa took a ride on the wet side Sunday when strong
winds took him across the Niagara River -- and the Canadian border.
The Canadian man was promptly arrested in Buffalo by the
United States Border Patrol.
For 18 years, fitness
instructor John Fulton has donned a Santa suit to sail across the
river at Christmas. He said he performs the annual stunt in support
of the homeless.
Fulton usually departs from his home town
of Fort Erie, Ont., and arrives back at shore on the Canadian side.
But stiff winds and currents pushed Fulton to the American
side of the river and into the arms of border guards.
Fulton
was taken into custody, then shipped back to Canada without incident
after he agreed to sign a form stating he had illegally entered the
United States.
(© 2002 The Associated Press. All Rights
Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,
or redistributed.)
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