Toronot Men Who Fell off Jet Skis now in Hot Water with the Feds

Toronto men who fell off jet skis now in hot water with the feds By Dan Herbeck - News Staff Reporter Updated: 08/25/08 8:03 PM First, they were hurled into the water after a jet ski accident on a dangerous stretch of the Niagara River. Then, they were rescued by the Coast Guard, and one of them required hospital treatment. Now, Jason and Edward Haist have other problems. The two Canadian jet skiers who were rescued after a mishap Saturday night spent all day Sunday and most of foday in a federal detention center. A U.S. Border Patrol spokesman said Jason Haist, 29, and his 21-year-old cousin, both of the Toronto area, face non-criminal immigration charges and could wind up being banned from the United States for five years. The two men have been in the custody of the federal government since they were rescued from the river near Devil’s Hole State Park, near Lewiston. The cousins were then held in the Federal Detention Center in Batavia, but Price said...