Boy (3) on toy truck survives eight-mile river trip


	Boy (3) on toy truck survives eight-mile river trip

foxyarse

7-16-2009 4:43 PM

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7-16-2009 5:10 PM

tidbit2

lucky boyo!

7-16-2009 7:17 PM

ofcapri

whoa, One lucky kid with no fear, he just kept..............

insisting that he wanted to get back on his "boat".

7-17-2009 1:42 AM

Efrain Alvarado

Sounds like he had a good time.

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