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Big Box store Price $ 18.47 now Only $ 1 4 99 33 so. It. Bundle by Jen Skerritt p Pointe Dubois emergency Crews worked frantically last night to transport 17 injured cottagers by boat from a Remote Island on the Winnipeg River system to Shore after a Tornado touched Down at Kendall Island and demolished half of the Cabins there. The three most seriously injured islanders including the owner of the islands Fly in fishing Lodge were transported on stretchers by boat to the Shore near Pointe Dubois before being taken to Hospital in Pinawa. One witness said the owner appeared to have a broken leg. Right now its difficult to Tell. So far they look like they Are doing of say Jay Ferens an emergency preparedness officer with Northeast health. Ferens said he believed another 14 less seriously injured islanders were on a Safe place on the Island or had been picked up by neighbouring boats. A total of 22 people were on the Island when the Tornado struck. Aside from the Lodge the Island had six cottages three of which were totally demolished by the storm cottage Cornie Krahn said. Shortly after 10 p. M., the first four people who were seriously Hurt reached the Dock in Pointe Dubois after a 30 minute boat ride from the Island. Emergency Crews were on the scene and transported the injured people to Hospital. Shortly after the Tornado struck Krahn emerged from his Cabin to find half of the Island destroyed and Many of his Neighbours trapped beneath the rubble. Everything was damaged. It was bad he said. Krahn pulled one of his friends from the crushed remains of a cottage. Krahn used his own boat to Rush the first four injured cottagers to Shore. Windy he said he was standing watching the sky with fellow cottagers when he saw the funnel Cloud approaching. We saw the funnel come Down and it disappeared. All of a sudden it just started getting Windy and we ran for the cottage he said. By 11 p. M., three ambulance and paramedic Crews ramp and crowds of people lined the Shore at Pointe Dubois waiting for More boats to arrive from the Island. Meanwhile in Lac Dubonnet ramp were still searching for possible missing boaters As darkness fell last night after the Tornado ripped through the popular cottage area. The storm caught boaters by Surprise and at least two crafts were still thought to be missing. By 9 p. M., a helicopter was searching the area. Were still trying to confirm whether the boats made it to Shore. When the storm hit most people ran for cover said ramp const. Kevin Elliott. Elliott said about five people were transported to Hospital with undetermined injuries from tall Timber Lodge. Eyewitnesses said the funnel Cloud was accompanied by sheets of rain and 50 millimetre wide Hail. Gina Smith owner of the tall Timber Lodge said Trees were torn apart and camper trailers knocked around. Paramedics were treating several cottagers for cuts and bruises while crowds gathered around the debris from the storm. Trailers were literally twisted in half and Trees shredded. All of a sudden you could see that its kind of coming closer and closer. Then you saw it Start swirling Kerri Best said describing How the sky suddenly turned dark. She and her Boyfriend immediately took cover in their trailer. John Laporte a local weather spotter was nearby watching the Clouds swirling and counting the lightning strikes. He said he ran for his truck when he saw a Wall of water coming toward him. Thatus when we ran for it. Early reports suggested numerous people were injured at Kendall Point Lodge near Pointe Dubois on the Winnipeg River system. Doctors and nurses were transported by boat Many Kilometres up the River to treat those wounded from the Tornado blast. The extent of the injuries a snot known at press time. A woman in Pointe Dubois said the Lodge was thought to be completely demolished. The Tornado appears to have touched Down first just after 5 p. On the West Side of Lake Winnipeg near Petersfield. Just after 5 p. M., Les Fay was in the barn on his Hobby farm when mud from the floor started swirling. All that mud and dust started flying around and i see anything he said. I did not know whether to get the hell out. He stayed inside but when wind died Down 10 to 15 seconds later Fay emerged to find his new Gazebo smashed and half a dozen huge Trees Down. The Pigeon Coop had moved about two feet but the pigeons were Fine his wife Ramona said. The sign to the ranch was gone and so was the Tornado continuing its path of destruction. With files from Helen falling and Jason Bell Robert tinker / Winnipeg free press above cottage North of Gull Lake was badly damaged. Right Dennis Kin tops farm on Stead Road. Injured cottagers shipped to Shore emergency workers travel by boat to treat wounded ;