Police: drunken woman jumped in flooded creek to save ducks

Vic · **Joined:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:31 pm **Posts:** 5624

GLEN ROCK, Pa. (WHTM) -
A York County woman was arrested Monday night after she jumped into the flooded Codorus Creek so that she could save a flush of ducks, according to police.

Southern Regional Police said 41-year-old Justina Laniewski, of Glen Rock, was intoxicated when she jumped into the creek behind Glen Rock Hose and Ladder Company.

Laniewski feared that the 20-30 wild ducks would be hurt or killed because of Hurricane Sandy and the rising flood waters, police said.

She had to be rescued because of the fast turbulent water. Police said she placed several firefighters in danger because of her recklessness.

Laniewski was evaluated by EMS at the scene and arrested by police on charges of risking a catastrophe, reckless endangerment, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct. She was later released on $5,000 unsecured bail.

I think she's being overcharged.

LocalGrown · **Posted:** Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:56 pm

There should be a special charge for risking EMS lives. They were DUCKS. I thought if it had been her personal pet, I could understand her going after it, but not 20-30 wild ducks. Stupid drunk! Hell, they probably felt like they were on a wild white water ride! :lol:

Vic · **Joined:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:31 pm **Posts:** 5624

At least she gave the firemen, oh, excuse me, fireFIGHTERS (sounds so much more heroic) something to do besides hang out at the fire station playing cards.

LocalGrown · **Posted:** Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:26 pm

Why so bitter Vic?

tenringx · **Posted:** Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:27 pm

Maybe she thought that was a good way to meet a Firefighter.

Vic · **Joined:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:31 pm **Posts:** 5624

LocalGrown wrote:

Why so bitter Vic?

You're the one who wants to hang the lady for trying to save some ducks.

Newspolice · **Joined:** Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:34 am **Posts:** 2851

Last time i checked Ducks FLOAT & CAN FLY . apparantly not as high as this lady. boafida memeber of PETA, any bets?

LocalGrown · **Posted:** Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:27 pm

No, I want to kick her a$$ for doing something stupid & unnecessarily risking the lives of emergency personnell to save her stupid a$$. The ducks were safer than she was. And being drunk is no excuse for being stupid.

Vic · **Joined:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:31 pm **Posts:** 5624

Ducks quickly become confused and disoriented in turbulent waters, and can easily drown in such a situation. Have you ever gone white water rafting? I've done it a few times, and never once did I see a duck.

Vic · **Joined:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:31 pm **Posts:** 5624

As the Northeast accesses the damage from the devastating Hurricane Sandy, the first inspiring rescue stories are starting to surface. According to NBC New York, a frightened deer was rescued from the rough surf of a Monmouth county beach in New Jersey.

Even deer didn't know what to do.

Chuckles · **Posted:** Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:25 am

Seriously? You think this woman's actions were valid? She put emergency responders' lives at risk in exchange for the possibility of saving a few ducks. Firefighters don't mind it when people choose to NOT be stupid and leave them (the firefighters) with nothing to do. Perhaps the next time you go white water rafting, you can slap a helmet on Daffy and take him along, see if he handles it ok :roll:

Vic · **Joined:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:31 pm **Posts:** 5624

Chuckles wrote:

Seriously? You think this woman's actions were valid? She put emergency responders' lives at risk in exchange for the possibility of saving a few ducks. Firefighters don't mind it when people choose to NOT be stupid and leave them (the firefighters) with nothing to do. Perhaps the next time you go white water rafting, you can slap a helmet on Daffy and take him along, see if he handles it ok :roll:

Ha! That's another good one! "emergency responders"! :lol:

Even better than "firefighters"! :lol:

Newspolice · **Joined:** Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:34 am **Posts:** 2851

To make matters worse I read that her 4 yr old was following her and a aneighbor grabbed the kid or the kid would have went right in with the stoned Mom.

TheSeif · **Joined:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:00 pm **Posts:** 983

Vic wrote:

Chuckles wrote:

Seriously? You think this woman's actions were valid? She put emergency responders' lives at risk in exchange for the possibility of saving a few ducks. Firefighters don't mind it when people choose to NOT be stupid and leave them (the firefighters) with nothing to do. Perhaps the next time you go white water rafting, you can slap a helmet on Daffy and take him along, see if he handles it ok :roll:

Ha! That's another good one! "emergency responders"! :lol:

Even better than "firefighters"! :lol:

I know what you mean Vic, when I was coming up we called them 'Firemen' and 'policemen', we already knew that they responded to emergencies.
'Associates' use to be 'cashiers' or 'stock boys' and homosexuals were not 'gay', and I'm no longer permitted to express what they were called lest I risk being labeled a 'homophobe', a word which didn't even exist 20 years ago.

Vic · **Joined:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:31 pm **Posts:** 5624

TheSeif wrote:

I know what you mean Vic, when I was coming up we called them 'Firemen' and 'policemen', we already knew that they responded to emergencies.
'Associates' use to be 'cashiers' or 'stock boys' and homosexuals were not 'gay', and I'm no longer permitted to express what they were called lest I risk being labeled a 'homophobe', a word which didn't even exist 20 years ago.

Also "waitresses" and "secretaries" are now "servers" and "administrative assistants".

LocalGrown · **Posted:** Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:22 pm

Vic wrote:

Even deer didn't know what to do.

Considering they're not aquatic, I'm not surprised.
Why are you more worked up over terms for firemen than what this dipsh!t did?

u no · **Joined:** Fri Aug 27, 2010 2:12 pm **Posts:** 369

LocalGrown wrote:

Vic wrote:

Even deer didn't know what to do.

Considering they're not aquatic, I'm not surprised.
Why are you more worked up over terms for firemen than what this dipsh!t did?

Once again I think he's just trying to rattle your chains and it seems to be working :lol:

Vic · **Joined:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:31 pm **Posts:** 5624

I have forwarded this story to the Audubon Society, with a suggestion that they give the lady a reward, or at least some recognition for her brave rescue attempt.

LocalGrown · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:34 pm

u no wrote:

LocalGrown wrote:

Vic wrote:

Even deer didn't know what to do.

Considering they're not aquatic, I'm not surprised.
Why are you more worked up over terms for firemen than what this dipsh!t did?

Once again I think he's just trying to rattle your chains and it seems to be working :lol:

It's just tit for tat.

tenringx · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:21 pm

Vic wrote:

Ducks quickly become confused and disoriented in turbulent waters, and can easily drown in such a situation. Have you ever gone white water rafting? I've done it a few times, and never once did I see a duck.

Thats because they were smart enough to fly, something they can do other than swim.

Chuckles · **Posted:** Mon Nov 05, 2012 12:48 pm

Vic wrote:

Chuckles wrote:

Seriously? You think this woman's actions were valid? She put emergency responders' lives at risk in exchange for the possibility of saving a few ducks. Firefighters don't mind it when people choose to NOT be stupid and leave them (the firefighters) with nothing to do. Perhaps the next time you go white water rafting, you can slap a helmet on Daffy and take him along, see if he handles it ok :roll:

Ha! That's another good one! "emergency responders"! :lol: