A 19-year old Toronto man died in a drowning incident. The police have identified the man who drowned in a creek in Niagara Falls.
Watery dangers
Zelgie Hashimi was reported missing somewhere in the area of the Kingsbridge Park which is in the Chippawa area of Niagara Falls. The police were later notified that Hashimi was last seen swimming in Chippawa Creek.
An extensive search of the creek beds and waterways were conducted. After a while Hashimi’s body was found at the bottom of Chippawa Creek.
Dangers in the water
If you spend a lot of time in the water, it is vital to enroll in a first aid course. You will learn the necessary life-saving skills including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and other first aid measures to improve the chances of survival.
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Learn how to help by enrolling in a training on first aid and for more information, check out these sources:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid
https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/drowning-treatment
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-cpr/basics/art-20056600