Why Did Nearly 1500 Americans Wash Ashore in Canada?

No, this isn't the set up to a joke. This really happened Sunday.

So how did this many people on their rafts and inner tubes end up on the shores of a neighboring country? Were they that sick of all the election coverage and were just trying to get away?

Turns out Sunday was the annual Port Huron Float Down on the American side of the Saint Clair River in Michigan. According to the Times Herald, thousands gather every year near Lighthouse Beach. The trip then takes them down the St. Clair, all the way to another beach located in Marysville, MI.

That wasn't happening this particular day, as the winds from a sudden storm pushed a large number of people off course to the other side of the river, before finally landing over on Canadian soil.

Sarnia Police Service Staff Sgt. Scott Clarke said anywhere between twelve hundred to fifteen hundred floaters landed in Sarnia, Ontario.

Some of the American refugees were able to simply turn around and paddle home.

Others had to wait to take a bus. Officials say it took nineteen transit buses over six hours to get the remaining Americans back home.

Some of the Canadian officials weren't too thrilled considering that none of the Americans had their passports.

Good news is that everyone got home okay. Next year they'll just need to be sure to check the weather before hitting the water.