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CPR performed on bleeding break-in suspect

A bleeding break-in suspect was given CPR. A confrontation between the police and an agitated, injured break-in suspect that ended with his death is under investigation by B.C.’s police watchdog. Bleeding emergency The man who was not publicly identified was Tasered after he was found in a Coquitlam home. According to RCMP, the police received

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Police attempt to save lives with CPR or naloxone

Police officers attempt to save lives with CPR or naloxone. The British Columbia’s police watchdog will no longer investigate police officers who provided life-saving measures resulting to a persons’ death. Saving a life The Independent Investigations Office stated that while it is tasked with investigating in-custody deaths, officers who utilized CPR or the overdose-reversing drug

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Longueuil baby saved after near drowning

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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Pierrefonds man honored for helping save drowning woman

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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Victim of Mission crash given first aid before air lifted

A Mission emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicular rollover. A 56-year old Osoyoos woman was airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital after her vehicle flipped into a ditch that was filled with water. Timely rescue The local emergency personnel were requested to respond to east of Lougheed Highway and Nelson Street after the motorists witnessed an

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Sydney man dies in cell despite delivery of CPR

A Sydney man serving time for first-degree murder was found dead in his cell at Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick. Unfortunate demise At the time of his death, Zane Weatherbee, 49-years old was serving an indeterminate sentence since November 2, 1982. Based on a release by the Correctional Service Canada, the staff members quickly delivered

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Woman hit by stray bullet received first aid care

A woman was hit by a stray bullet during the Cardinals game. According to the police, a woman attending a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game was grazed in the arm by a stray bullet that possibly originated outside the Busch Stadium. Stray bullet The 34-year old victim was within the ballpark during the game against

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Victims of avalanche near Fernie given first aid

The Fernie Search and Rescue retrieve skiers injured by size 2 avalanche. A group of skiers triggered a size 2 avalanche in Orca Bowl outside the Fernie Alpine Resort. Out of the 11 skiers, 6 were affected by the slide. One of the members was carried 300 meters down the slope by the avalanche. Icy

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