FREDONIA - Two families from Fredonia are in trouble after their canoes capsized in the raging Milwaukee River. Two families took a canoe trip on Father's Day. The water was too fast and they capsized in the town of Saukville. Emergency crews risked their lives to save those 11 people. Now, those families could face criminal charges. All four canoes capsized in the rushing water. Thankfully, everyone’s okay, but now a lot of people want to know what these families were thinking. It was an amazing rescue. Four adults and seven kids, some as young as seven years old all fell into the Milwaukee River during a canoe trip. “It could have been a disaster. It could have actually been a disaster,” Newberg Fire Chief Peter Waldkirch said. The two families set out on four canoes Sunday afternoon. All of their canoes flipped over, but they managed to cling to some nearby brush until help arrived. It took two hours and rescuers from five different departments to get everyone help. Two of the victims had minor injuries. Water on the river is flowing just as fast as Sunday. Now, some of the rescuers are angry, saying those families had no business being on the river. “We were all put in harm’s way. It should have never happened,” Waldkirch said. Waldkirch says it was obvious the river was too dangerous. He's recommending criminal charges for the families and he plans to have them pay the hundreds of dollars it cost for the rescue teams. Some residents agree. “These people should be fined just purely out of stupidity,” one resident said. “We're paying our tax dollars for it, so yeah they should be reimbursed,” one resident said. Waldkirch says he is most angry the parents brought seven kids with them. “My biggest issue is they took these young people out. If the old people want to take a chance, that’s up to them but to take younger people out, there’s no need for that,” Waldkirch said. TODAY’S TMJ4 stopped by the homes of both families Monday to ask them their side of the story. They both declined an interview.