An estimated 1,500 Americans illegally and unexpectedly washed up in Canada late Sunday after strong winds blew them across the St. Clair River near Sarnia, Ont. They had to be rescued by Sarnia police, the OPP, the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada Border Service Agency and employees from a nearby chemical company Lanxess Canada. "There was no chance for anything floating or people on inner tubes to go anywhere but Canada." YouTube user Ernie Jacobs posted video of his group of floaters being "towed back to the United States from Canada. The last bus left Sarnia at about 7:30 p.m., after people were picked up at a local gravel pit.

Source: CBC News August 22, 2016 15:28 UTC