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'Drunken Oafs' Terrify Hoboken Family Vacationing In England

Cambridge University students were seen vomiting in river and ramming tourists during an annual end-of-the-year punting celebration.

A Hoboken man on vacation in England reported that a bunch of “drunken oafs” ruined his visit to Cambridge.

Robert Procopi told The Daily Mirror that inebriated students from Cambridge University celebrating the end of the school year during an annual river punting race “terrified his children.”

“It was supposed to be the highlight of my family visit to Cambridge,” Procopi said.

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“They were drunken oafs… They hit our boat, nearly knocking us into the river.”

According to the report, the college students were allegedly spotted vomiting into the river, throwing condom water bombs and ramming into tourists who were participating in the river race.

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The boozy festivities were part of the school’s infamous “Suicide Sunday,” where thousands of students mark the first Sunday after exams with a series of alcohol-fueled parties.


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