subject 1 and subject 2 were paddeling a two person canoe in the area of the Pt. Defiance Boat House when the canoe got caught in the heavy current.  They continued to fight against the current when the canoe overturned sending both into the water.  subject 2 was able to maintain a hold on the canoe and subject 1 floated away from the canoe.  Both subject 1.subject 2 and the canoe began to drift in the current towards the Narrows Passage.  They continued to drift to the area of Salmon Beach in the Narrows Passage when they were contacted and rescued by the Tacoma Fire Boat.  When the firefighter arrived on scene the canoe was unable to be located or recovered.  subject 1 and subject 2 were in the water for approximately 45 minutes.subject 1 and subject 2 suffered from moderate hyporthermia.  They were treated by fire and eventually released.
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