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A 1-year old boy was saved after near drowning in the family’s swimming pool in Longueuil. Watery rescue According to the police, the baby fell into the water and knocked his head. One of the relatives found the child unconscious in the pool. According to Longueuil police spokesperson, Stephanie Jalbert, they got a call around […]
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A man was recognized for helping save a drowning woman. The 23-year old Alexi Moskovski of Pierrefonds did not give much thought to the fact that he assisted in saving a drowning woman he did not know while on vacation with his parents and younger brother in Cayo Largo, Cuba. Dangers in the water Moskovski
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A young boy, around 7-years old is in a severe condition after nearly drowning in a public pool in St-Michel borough. Near drowning incident The police received a 911 call at around 6:35 PM saying that a young boy was found unconscious in a public pool on Francois Perreault St. According to Urgences-Sante spokesperson Stephane
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An Abbotsford man was alive after a deadly arrhythmia at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre. If a sudden heart attack occurs, the ideal setting would be in a location with a paramedic and other health care professionals present and an available defibrillator. It was the case for an Abbotsford man who was alive after suffering a
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A man was under medical distress after arriving at the border to cross from Abbotsford to the U.S. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Huntingdon border crossing helped save the life of a 56-year old Canadian man. The Kamloops man along with his wife arrived at the border to cross from
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An elected member of Parliament saved the life of a man who collapsed on a late-night flight. Todd Doherty was given recognition for his rapid action. Timely action rewarded The Conservative MP was flying from Vancouver to Prince George, B.C when he heard a loud thud shortly after takeoff. Doherty ran to the front of
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A man killed at a railyard in Edmundston, N.B. was a 33-year old father of two. According to teamsters Canada, the man started working at CN as a conductor and foreman trainee. Danger in the railways According to Eric Collard of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the man was killed by a railcar as
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Kenzie Lahey grabbed his chest, dropped to his knees and collapsed on the ice. Lahey, 14-years old was playing hockey when he was hit by a puck that resulted to heart failure. Life on the line The referee quickly called for help. The mother of Lahey ran out to the ice. She was joined by
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A Shelburne County lobster boat captain died after he was pulled overboard about 16 nautical miles south of Clarks Harbour. Unforeseen tragedy on the water According to Barrington RCMP, the man, Larry Wayne Sears, 64-years old of Shag Harbour was hauling lobster pots along with 2 crew members when the trawl line became ensnarled in
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A 45-year old Sydney woman died after helping rescue a group of swimmers stranded by a riptide. Watery rescue turned awry According to RCMP Const. Tammy Lobb, the RCMP, local firefighters, Emergency Health Services paramedics and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre responded to a report regarding a group of distressed swimmers at a beach in
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