Forty years after river tragedy
"He was really sweet to me. There was six kids. He was the oldest, and I was the youngest," she said. "He played hockey and was away so much, I used to drive my mother crazy asking when David was coming home. She said every time it was like getting a kick in the pants. It was confusing for a seven year old." On May 10, 1974 18-year-olds David Walker, Bryan Weaver, Dwight McFarland, Bob Haney and Murray Sales, along with 17-year-olds Paul Trudeau and Ian Rice and 16-year-old Jeff Pick, launched from a back eddy near the Willow River Bridge 30 kilometres northeast of Prince George.
Source: princegeorgecitizen.com