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There is an increase in the availability of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) in the public. These devices are readily accessible in public buildings but it is also important that the public is aware that it is easy to use. Safe device to use According to Chris Landry of Island First Aid Services, the device […]
A 5-year-old boy saved from drowning in the pool by a pair of off-duty paramedics and aquatic center staff. Pair of married off-duty paramedics named Kyle Klint and Karlie Wilson was at the pool together with their twin four-year-old boys. They noticed a commotion in the water. According to Klint, he was at the top
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
A girl was taken to the hospital and in critical condition. She was hit by a train near Gage Park. Emergency crews received a call of an incident that happened at Lawrence Road and Gage Avenue South around 6:10 in the evening. Timely intervention Two police officers from Hamilton first responded to the area. An
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A man named Colin Dowler was traveling the backcountry trails when attacked by a grizzly. A day before his birthday, Dowler did not think he would be able to celebrate it. On a Tuesday morning, the devoted outdoor man was scouting backcountry trails located outside of Powell River, British Columbia, riding on his mountain bike.
An infant died while inside a tent sleeping. According to a witness a vehicle backed over the tent at a drive-in theater on South Shore. The incident happened at around 11:30 in the evening as people started leaving the area in their cars. Vehicular accident According to a witness named Jean-Simon Lavoie, she was in
A victim of a fatal car crash on Malahat was given CPR. The victim was identified as a Vancouver man. Deadly crash David James Tilley, 46-years old was killed in a two-vehicle collision near Aspen Road around 1 PM. A female passenger, who was identified as Tilley’s wife, Justine was taken to a healthcare facility
The victim of an evening crash in Langford received CPR. The cause is likely a medical emergency. Road crash A woman in her 60s was taken to a hospital in serious condition after crashing her vehicle into a tree on Westwind Drive, near Atkins Avenue in Langford. Const. Nancy Saggar, West Shore RCMP media relations
A man was moving a boat between wharves at the time of the incident. The town of Conche is mourning for a resident who drowned on Friday. According to the Roddickton RCMP, a 65-year old man was traveling in his boat between the wharves, around the region known as Lighthouse Point. The RCMP believes he
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A female inmate at the Correctional Centre for Women in Clarenville died. The purported cause of death was choking on food. Choking incident According to RCMP Staff Sgt. Larry Turner, the 27-year old was eating lunch inside her cell when a piece of sandwich end up lodged in her windpipe. He also added that a
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