First Aid

A 45-year old Sydney woman died despite CPR after rescuing distressed swimmers stranded by a riptide. According to RCMP Const. Tammy Lobb, the Emergency Health Services paramedics, local firefighters and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre responded to a report of a group of distressed swimmers at a beach in Broad Cove. Before the arrival of

A Lingan woman died while saving children from a riptide despite CPR. Michelle Curtis, a 45-year old was having a fun-filled weekend with family and friends at MacLeod’s Beach Campsite when it turned into a tragedy. According to Michelle’s sister, Kendra Baldwin, she was the first in the water and the first to reach the

A fatal accident on Highway 125 raised safety concerns in the area. The 79-year old driver involved in the single-vehicle crash died in a healthcare facility. Road safety The man along with a 78-year old female passenger of North River were transported to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries. During the

A choking boy was saved by CPR by an Eskasoni man. It was a regular family trip to the grocery store when it turned tragic if not for the rapid actions of an Eskasoni man. Kerri Manuel of Sydney picked up her 3-year old son from day care and made a pit stop at the

A 78-year old Sydney resident was saved with CPR by casino staff at Casino Nova Scotia. Jamael was having their regular weekly lunch at Celtic Junction Bar & Grille restaurant and trying his luck on some of the machines. Scary turn of events The day shifted into a scary ordeal when Jamael went into cardiac

A Sydney man was given CPR after he was struggling in the surf. According to the brother of the Sydney man who died of a suspected drowning, his brother was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Greg MacDonald, 59-years old along with his wife Sharon were standing together holding hands in waist deep

A Yarmouth County man died during kite surfing despite delivery of CPR. Family and fiends were saddened by the incident. According to Meteghan RCMP, they received a call to Mavillette Beach alerting them about a 53-year old man who was in distress while kite surfing with others. Despite the efforts to resuscitate him, the died

A 17-year old was killed despite CPR. According to the mother, his son was hit and died on a Cape Breton highway while he was bending over to tie his shoe while walking home from a graduation party. According to Jenn Hanna, her son Joneil was attending a graduation house party in Leitches Creek. He

A woman frantically requested an emergency dispatcher to assist in performing CPR during a 911 call as she and others struggle in vain to save the life of Olympic skier Bode Miller’s 19-month old daughter after the child fell into a swimming pool. Dangers of water The 19-month old girl fell into a backyard pool

The National Film Board is buying 4 defibrillators for its Montreal headquarters after the death of an employee. The man who worked in film colorization experienced a cardiac episode and collapsed near the coffee machine at work. According to the union, when a colleague called 911, the dispatcher asked if there was a defibrillator nearby.

For 10 minutes, the life of Sean Ferguson was in the hands of his friends and teammates. Due to the quick thinking by members of the Sydney Sooners, they helped Ferguson when he suffered a cardiac arrest. Helping hands According to Kenny Long, they were playing basketball and he collapsed. He had a look in

Sean Ferguson stated that he wound not get mad about striking out again. The 23-year old Sydney Sooners catcher was back playing baseball after a cardiac arrest in spring. He collapsed while playing basketball with friends at Sullivan Field House. The group included his teammates. By performing CPR and using a defibrillator, the rapid thinking

Brendan Childerley could not recall the moments leading up to a heart attack. It was this incident that brought his university hockey career to a sudden end. Childerley started to feel sick during an intermission after the first overtime period of Acadia’s semifinal game against the Antigonish-based St. FX team. Unexpected ordeal during the game

The brother of a Sydney man who died of a suspected drowning stated that his sibling was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Unforeseen ordeal in the water According to Gerald MacDonald, Greg MacDonald, 59-years old and his wife, Sharon were standing together, holding hands in waist deep water at the lifeguarded beach

Rifle-toting police gathered in a Baltimore suburb where a female office was fatally shot. The police are searching for suspects believed to be armed after witnesses reported gunfire and seeing the officer run over by a Jeep. The officer was badly injured. Several people attempted to keep her alive but she was later declared dead