Surfing Santa arrested at U.S. border

The Associated Press
Published 5:36 a.m. PST Monday, December 23, 2002

TORONTO (AP) - A wind-surfing Santa was arrested after strong winds took him clear across the Niagara River and into the United States.

John Fulton, of Fort Erie, Ontario, said he dons a Santa suit every Christmas season to sail across the river.

But stiff winds and strong currents pushed him to the U.S. side of the river - and into the arms of U.S. Border Patrol guards.

He was arrested in Buffalo and then shipped back to Canada without incident after signing a form stating that he had illegally entered the United States.