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- TEN MILE RIVER -- When Gary Tizio of Valley Stream, NY went into the National Park Service (NPS) information center in Narrowsburg on the morning of August 9 to report his stolen canoe, he may not have expected to see it again for a while. But thanks to some sharp-sighted rangers, the boat was located within the hour.
- Tizio, 40, explained to NPS Ranger Shawn Duffey that he had beached the new Grumman aluminum "Golden Eagle" on the New York bank about a mile below Skinners Falls. When he went back the next morning, the boat was gone.
- Ranger Duffey telephoned NPS headquarters, where a radio dispatch was put out for "all rangers in the field to be on the lookout for a 17-foot canoe," according to district ranger Mike Reuber.
- Around 9:50 a.m., Reuber said, interpretive rangers Lou Sideris and Kit Groesbeck observed a canoe fitting Tizio's description pass by the Ten Mile River access area. Sideris contacted the passengers and inquired if they had life preservers, which they did not. Upon further questioning, they admitted the boat was stolen.
- Lance Seifert, 20, and a 14 year-old boy, both of Framingham, N.J., were detained by law enforcement rangers Chris Fraser and Paul Waiters until arrival of New York State Police, Reuber said.
- Police said Seifert was charged with 4th degree criminal possession of a weapon (chuka sticks), 5th degree criminal possession of stolen property, and endangering the welfare of a child, all misdemeanors. He was arraigned before Tusten Justice Robert Luben and sent to Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $500 bail. The youth was charged as a juvenile delinquent and transported to a detention center in Liberty, according to Reuber.
- Both individuals were also issued NPS citations for not having flotation devices in their possession.
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- Tizio, 40, explained to NPS Ranger Shawn Duffey that he had beached the new Grumman aluminum "Golden Eagle" on the New York bank about a mile below Skinners Falls. When he went back the next morning, the boat was gone.
- Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Thursday, August 13, 1987.
NPS recovers stolen canoe
By TOM RUE