Painesville Municipal Court Judge Michael Ciccconetti sentenced Grace Nash, 20, of Thompson, and Bruce Crawford, 22, of Chardon, for misconduct during an emergency.
Police said the two were on a raft in the Grand River without life vests during severe flood conditions. Witnesses called police after seeing the duo get washed away in the current.
Rescue crews were called and started searching the area. But Nash and Crawford had managed to get safely out of the river. When rescue crews found them, the report says, they lied about being swept away. So, search crews continued to look for hours.
It was eventually determined that they were safe and authorities were notified to call off the search.
Cicconetti gave the couple two options: go to jail or face a public and embarassing punishment. They chose the latter.
Nash and Crawford will stand in a wading pool, in bathing suits and life vests, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, handing out water safety literature at the International Cuisine event at Veterans Park.
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