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Quebec man warning Canadian boaters after he was detained by U.S. Coast guard, put in jail cell
QUEBEC, CANADA, JUL 24 – Edouard Lallemand was detained for two hours after the U.S. Coast Guard capsized his boat near disputed waters during a fishing trip, officials say he ignored boarding commands.
- Edouard Lallemand, a 60-year-old Quebec man, was detained by the U.S. Coast Guard on Lake Champlain after a boating incident near the U.S. border.
- The Coast Guard accused Lallemand of fishing unlawfully inside U.S. territory and stated that he disregarded their orders, which led to his boat overturning after colliding with their small vessel.
- Lallemand says the Coast Guard tried to push him into U.S. waters, causing him to fall overboard, then handcuffed and detained him in a wet jail cell for hours.
- After his distressing experience, Lallemand urged other boaters to keep a distance of at least 500 to 600 feet from the border, describing how officials secured his vessel to theirs during the incident.
- After two hours in custody, Lallemand was released and returned to Canada, while his wife criticized the Coast Guard's treatment as worse than how pets are treated.
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