By Donita Naylor
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Three firefighters on a training run in the department's 34-foot Metalcraft Marine 1 happened upon two people in the water around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Chief William Kenyon said.
The two men in their 30s had been taking a motorized canoe from Conimicut in Warwick to Bullocks Point in East Providence. Waves swamped their canoe, leaving them in the water, Kenyon said.
"They were pretty fortunate guys," Kenyon said. Once they were safely aboard Marine 1, one of the men observed what a bad day it was. Firefighter Carl Richards responded, "It's a good day because we happened upon you."
The men were wearing wetsuits, Kenyon said, but no one saw their vessel go under or knew they were in trouble.