Bush Sinks in Peat Bog--and Nearly Drowns
Reuters
HOUSTON —
Former President George Bush nearly drowned earlier this month when he fell into a peat bog during a fishing trip in Canada, a spokesman for Bush said.
Spokesman Jim McGrath said Bush was taking a walk through the woods in Newfoundland when he sank up to his armpits in the bog.
He was freed by Secret Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, who struggled for several minutes before they were able to pull him out.
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