Edouard Lallemand, a Quebec resident, borrowed a friend's boat to fish in Lake Champlain, which he believed was in Canadian waters. U.S. Coast Guard officials approached him, asserting he was in U.S. territory. Despite his protestations, they detained him, causing him to fall overboard while attempting to push his boat into U.S. waters. Handcuffed and turned over to U.S. Border Patrol, he was fingerprinted and jailed for two hours. Released in wet clothes, he called for awareness about border proximity and sought an apology from the Coast Guard.
A resident of Quebec, Edouard Lallemand, was detained by the U.S. Coast Guard while fishing 15 kilometers north of the U.S. border, believing he was in Canadian waters.
Lallemand fell overboard while the Coast Guard attempted to detain him, eventually handcuffing him and turning him over to the U.S. Border Patrol.
After being fingerprinted and placed in a jail cell with wet clothes, Lallemand was released after two hours, expressing a desire for an apology from the U.S. Coast Guard.
Lallemand warned others to keep away from the border, even if it means staying 500 to 600 feet away, and stated he would never be the same.
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