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Downtown Towing arrived at Scout Island at approximately 5:30 this afternoon to tow a Dodge crew cab truck out of Williams Lake. A witness spoke to the driver of the truck, who stated that he drove down onto the boat launch to wash the truck's rims.

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He said that he tried to stop and tried to back up, but that the ‘slime’ on the boat ramp was too slippery and the truck started floating away. He also said that the engine stalled before he had a chance to shut it off.

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