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Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite-folded in heavy winds and let him drop 450 feet into the lake next(...)
Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite-folded in heavy winds and let him drop 450 feet into the lake next(...)

Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite-folded in heavy winds and let him drop 450 feet into the lake next(...)

Date8/24/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Kite-Glider Daniel Genge; 27; is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite-folded in heavy winds and let him drop 450 feet into the lake next to the Canadian National Exhibition during the aquarama show. He is in satisfactory condition in St. Michael's Hospital. His crash helmet was blown off in his fall.
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Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite collapsed in heavy winds and he fell 450 feet into the lake off th(...)
Kite-Glider Daniel Genge, 27, is rescued from Lake Ontario yesterday after his kite collapsed in heavy winds and he fell 450 feet into the lake off th(...)
8/24/1975
They delight in flying a kite, Ryan Stananought and Sarah Habib, both 7, test their skills at kite flying before Saturday and Sunday's Four Winds Kite(...)
They delight in flying a kite, Ryan Stananought and Sarah Habib, both 7, test their skills at kite flying before Saturday and Sunday's Four Winds Kite(...)
4/19/1988
Perfect weather to go fly a kite, Bernard Woo takes advantage of a brisk wind coming off the lake to put his stunt kite, with its long tails flutterin(...)
Perfect weather to go fly a kite, Bernard Woo takes advantage of a brisk wind coming off the lake to put his stunt kite, with its long tails flutterin(...)
2/28/1988
Waves up to 14 feet high flipped over small boats in Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Credit River, and seven salmon fishermen were rescued yesterday,(...)
Waves up to 14 feet high flipped over small boats in Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Credit River, and seven salmon fishermen were rescued yesterday,(...)
8/31/1975
High above Lake Ontario is Michael Robertson who rides a kite as high as 1,000 feet as part of the Aquarama show at the CNE. A member of the Flying Ci(...)
High above Lake Ontario is Michael Robertson who rides a kite as high as 1,000 feet as part of the Aquarama show at the CNE. A member of the Flying Ci(...)
8/24/1973
Fall victim. Strong winds caught plywood that Antonio Di Giovanni was carrying and knocked him off scaffolding yesterday at the new Massey Hall site, (...)
Fall victim. Strong winds caught plywood that Antonio Di Giovanni was carrying and knocked him off scaffolding yesterday at the new Massey Hall site, (...)
3/14/1979
Fight for life: Swimmer Gary Meikle, 34, was rescued from Lake Ontario at Neville Park last night but died early this morning at Toronto East General
Fight for life: Swimmer Gary Meikle, 34, was rescued from Lake Ontario at Neville Park last night but died early this morning at Toronto East General
8/3/1980
The wind blew . . . and crunch! Buffetted by high winds and weighted down with ice, this elm, half-rotted by Dutch elm disease, crashed atop four cars(...)
The wind blew . . . and crunch! Buffetted by high winds and weighted down with ice, this elm, half-rotted by Dutch elm disease, crashed atop four cars(...)
3/20/1963
Rescued: North York tenant Mark Vicari and his cat Dylan were rescued by firefighters Monday after a fire started in the basement of their house
Rescued: North York tenant Mark Vicari and his cat Dylan were rescued by firefighters Monday after a fire started in the basement of their house
1/8/1991
Breath of life. James Biso, 4, gets oxygen paramedic Glen Ruppei after he, his 2-year-old sister, Tricia, and their father, Bruce, were rescued from t(...)
Breath of life. James Biso, 4, gets oxygen paramedic Glen Ruppei after he, his 2-year-old sister, Tricia, and their father, Bruce, were rescued from t(...)
6/6/1985
Eight lives to go, Fred, the cat, gets some oxygen from ambulance attendant Steve Henderson, after being rescued yesterday by Toronto firefighters at (...)
Eight lives to go, Fred, the cat, gets some oxygen from ambulance attendant Steve Henderson, after being rescued yesterday by Toronto firefighters at (...)
1/31/1993
Firemen pour water on the Tri-Bell Four Winds Club on Steeles Ave
Firemen pour water on the Tri-Bell Four Winds Club on Steeles Ave
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