In bad times, around 30 people were rescued from dangerous waters off Long Beach. In a good year, there are around at least 8 rescues near Lovekin Rock. It was the area where Ann Wittenberg, a 52-year old Ottawa woman drowned on the wedding day of her daughter. It was also the same site where […]
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A 23-month old girl was stated missing by owner of Melissa’s Bright Beginnings daycare. The caller informed the police after 10 minutes since the little girl was last seen. Careful monitoring Upon arrival of the officers, they searched the daycare and adjacent properties. An officer discovered the toddler in the swimming pool of the house
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An emergency call to the Simon Fraser University campus security added to the paramedics’ response time. The initial call from the scene of the emergency on Burnaby Mountain was made around 7 PM to the campus security. The campus security officers called 911 for help while on the way to the patient. The 6 campus
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A 3-month old girl was revived and recovering in hospital after emergency response. A 911 ambulance dispatcher coached bystanders on how to perform infant CPR. Bystander CPR is one of the initial links in the chain of survival. It is vital for dispatchers to find someone to do it. Even if a person has not
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Rapid action of bystanders and arena staff revived a man suffering from cardiac arrest. A 48-year old man went into cardiac arrest while he was playing hockey at the Minto Sports Complex. Bystander action The bystanders started to perform CPR after a man collapsed while others where instructed by a paramedics communications officer to the
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A carver was moving door to door to sell his carvings when he ended up saving a life. Just in time According to Thomas Nibgoarsi, he was walking around the community of around 2,300 people when he saw a young girl waving her arms and begging of help. He initially though it was not a
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A 14-year old Winnipeg girl was honored for helping her father from cardiac arrest. Andrea Warzel’s father, 47-years old collapsed at home after returning from a jog. The girl immediately called for emergency assistance while her mother and sister performed CPR. According to the girl, it was her first time to call for 911. She
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A 33-year old man from Greater Napanee is dead after found face-down in the Bay of Quinte. He was discovered as a water scooter he was believed to be using was driving in circles unmanned nearby. The OPP were called to a public boat launch along the eastern edge of the Bay of Quinte. Someone
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A 64-year old man had a heart attack in the stands. It occurred as the Ottawa Senators faced the Montreal Canadians. The man might not survive if fellow fans did not help. Lori Vanderlinden, who was seated in the 200 section at the Canadian Tire Centre during the game saw a man sitting nearby slump
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A Yellowknife man whose heart ceases to beat while playing squash was saved. He owes his life to the people who helped during the incident. Terry Gray, 48-years old was playing squash at the Yellowknife Racquet Club with his friend Brooke Harker when he collapsed to the ground. According to Gray, his heart went into
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A 22-year old man from Markham drowned while swimming in the Township of Whitewater Region. The incident occurred before 6:30 PM in the Ottawa River in Foresters Falls. The man who was a visitor of OWL Rafting was swimming before he went underwater according to a new release. The man was discovered and dragged back
The BC Coroners Service is investigating the case of a 28-year old man who went into cardiac arrest. The man was hiking near Norvan Falls in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park on Sunday when he experienced cardiac arrest. The coroners service gave confirmation that the man died. The man was airlifted from the area in severe
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Questions are raised on the preparedness of the flight crews when dealing with medical emergencies. This was due to the death of an elderly man on the WestJet flight from Hawaii to Calgary last week. It was midway during the flight when the flight attendants were overheard asking if a doctor or nurse in on
Lifeguards at the Kinsmen Water Park were credited for saving the life of a child. At Kinsmen Water Park, a child was found unconscious at around 3 PM and the staff immediately performed CPR. Water safety Upon the arrival of the paramedics from Parkland Ambulance at the park, the child was already alert. The 9-year
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Since his heart attack, John Turco was surrounded by people who saved his life. The 51-year old was truly grateful as he shook their hands. Turco was at the city hall as Mayor John Tory official announced Feb 14 as “Safe City Day”. The Toronto Paramedic Services operate a program called City Safe which provides
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A woman who resuscitated a Gatineau man who suffered an electric shock says people should stay safe. The man ended up with an electric shock while placing sandbags in a home. Those who are returning to their flooded properties should be careful around electricity. Richard Lafontaine was helping his neighbor on De la Gappe Boulevard
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A 59-year old man from Sydney died in a suspected drowning at Port Hood Beach. According to Inverness County RCMP, they received a call to check the beach before 2 PM on Saturday. According to Paul D’Eon, director of the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service, the man was swimming with his wife when the 2 lifeguards
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Bystanders assisted in reviving a 15-year old who collapsed while playing futsal at Sir Robert Borden High School on Greenbank Road. According to the news release based on the reports of the paramedics, there was an available automated defibrillator at the school that was used. The boy was playing in a futsal tournament where he
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An inmate hospitalized after found unresponsive in his cell died at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth, N.S. According to the Justice Department, the 29-year old was found around 9:30 PM. The staff immediately started CPR and called the paramedics. The man was transported to the Dartmouth General Hospital where he died on
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An elderly couple worries for the life of their son after the family hardly escapes a house fire overnight. The fire broke out at Vince Shoemaker’s wood frame house on 116 Avenue and 140 Street where the family lived since 1954. The shoemaker had to drag his 83-year old wife up to the door as
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