Story Ten: The Floating Jacket

14-year old Gordon Arnette had overheard two very drunk men talking about how they were going to go swimming in the Norwalk River that very afternoon. Thomas McGarry and Jimmy Dowd had been talking very loudly at the local convenience store when Gordon overheard them. And while to them the plan sounded like a good one, Gordon knew better. The river was not easy to navigate, especially by two men who were obviously highly under the influence.