Medics use plastic boat as stretcher in Wash.
Victim apparently suffered a broken leg
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HOQUIAM, Wash. — A 21-year-old Hoquiam, Wash., man who decided to go sledding in the city cemetery learned two lessons: An 8-foot plastic boat is not a good sled, but it works fine as a stretcher.
The man found that his "sled" quickly picked up speed Wednesday on the snowy cemetery hillside, sailing through trees and landing in a gully, police Chief Jeff Myers said.
Myers says the victim apparently suffered a broken leg.
Police, medics and friends used the boat as a rescue platform and managed to haul the victim out of the gully and up the hill.
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Kay Reed Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:39:40 AM Folks here in NM have an annual Snow shovel race. Down the ski run sitting on a metal snow shovel. I think our Creator has some good laughs at the things we come up with for "fun". 
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