A man died despite CPR after the antique store fire incident. The firefighters responded to a fire at Remember That Collectibles at 127 Fern Rd. Delivery of CPR to save a life The first crew swept through the smoke-filled single-story building and found the owner’s dog which was resuscitated by the paramedics. It was during […]
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An Edmonton man died despite the delivery of CPR by bystanders in Okanagan Lake. According to police, the 25-year old Edmonton man drowned while swimming in the lake. Dangers in the water The West Kelowna RCMP and paramedics responded to a report of a possible drowning at a campground. The emergency crews took over from
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A woman in her early 50s who died after falling into the rapid was given CPR. The drowning incident occurred on a dangerous stretch of the Cowichan River. Watery ordeal down Cowichan River The woman was tubing along with friends when she passed the “pullout” zone and entered the rough water near Horseshoe Bend and
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CPR was attempted on a woman found in Forest Lawn. The Calgary Police homicide unit was called in to investigate the death of a woman in Forest Lawn. The police banged on Mike Carruthers door looking for someone who had been stabbed. Since his neighbors have been frequently in trouble, he sent officers next door
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An Abbotsford teen died despite CPR in a fatal hit-and-run incident. The driver involved in the hit-and-run case involving star athlete Desmond Bassi, 17-years old, turns himself in. Dangers on the road The driver is also 17-years old faces criminal charges. In less than an hour before the driver turned himself in, another 17-year old
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The Alex Fraser Bridge crash involved several vehicles and victims that require first aid. A 5-car crash on the Alex Fraser Bridge left a taxi sitting on top of another vehicle. Road crash The incident occurred in the northbound center lane. According to Const. Mike Halskoy, the incident was indirectly brought about by a stalled
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Gene Cornish of The Rascals collapsed on stage during a performance in Montana. The 74-year old was transported to a healthcare facility. There was no immediate report on the status of his condition. Unexpected ordeal According to Jody Grant, programming and marketing director for the Alberta Bair Theater
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A young girl who was drowning was saved with timely CPR. A carver in Nunavut was going door to door selling his carvings when he ended up saving a life. Saving a life According to Thomas Nibgoarsi, he was walking around the community of around 2,300 people when he saw a young girl waving her
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A 33-year old man was declared dead despite the delivery of CPR. The man was found face-down in the Bay of Quinte as a water scooter he was proposed to have been driving was circling unmanned nearby. Ordeal in the water The OPP were called to the public boat launch on Bayview Drive, along the
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A couple was given the Vital Link Awards for immediate delivery of CPR. Diana Stephen was on her knees in front of her husband. She delivered CPR during the life-changing moment that saved his life back in 2015. She had a vague recollection of how to administer CPR which she learned from Girl Guides more
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A 57-year old woman drowned in a lake in Nova Scotia’s Guysborough County and it might have been a pet involved. The RCMP were called to Indian Harbour Lake around 6:40 PM for a report on a woman in the water. Is it a possible pet rescue? According to Cpl. Dal Hutchinson, there were two
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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 the Longueuil police spokesperson, Stephanie Jalbert, they got a call around
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The emergency services were called to Manson Street in Mission for a shooting. One man is dead while another sustained an injury after a shooting on Manson Street in Hatzic. According to Mission RCMP, upon arrival at the home between Dann Avenue and Catchpole Avenue, they found one man, a 41-year old Mission resident within
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The IHIT believes that the victim was involved in the Lower Mainland gang conflict. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team identified the victim in the shooting in Surrey as 30-year old Sumeet Randhawa. According to IHIT media relations officer Detective Lara Jansen, Randhawa, a Surrey resident died at the scene of the shooting. He was known
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A jogger whose heart ceased to beat in Barrhaven was saved with quick delivery of CPR. The Ottawa paramedics are crediting a City of Ottawa worker together with a bystander for assisting in saving the life of the jogger. Timely intervention The incident occurred near the intersection of Holitman and Foxfield drives, at Neill Nesbitt
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A 65-year old employee at a Saskatoon car dealership is alive today due to the rapid-thinking co-workers and easy access to an automated external defibrillator (AED). The employees obtained the company’s AED and applied it to their co-workers. According to Myron Knihnitski, one of the employees who acted quickly, she had no experience in using
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An Edmonton man who drowned in Okanagan Lake was given CPR. The bystanders pulled a swimmer from the lake after he went under but CPR failed to revive him. Concerns on the water According to police, a 25-year old Edmonton man drowned while swimming in Okanagan Lake in British Columbia. The West Kelowna RCMP were
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The bystanders revived a 15-year old who collapsed with an AED. The incident occurred while the boy was playing futsal at Sir Robert Borden High School. According to the paramedics, without the actions of the bystanders, the outcome would be a poor one. Importance of AEDs An automated external defibrillator (AED) that was stationed at
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A 68-year old was saved with CPR at the Ottawa airport. The border agents, passengers, and American Airlines staff were among those who helped the man. The man went into cardiac arrest after getting off his flight at the Ottawa International Airport. Timely actions to save a life According to the paramedics, the witnesses quickly
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A motorcyclist died after striking head-on with a car in Etobicoke on Friday night. According to the Toronto police, they received a call for a collision involving a motorcycle and car at Scarlett and Hill Garden Rds. before 7 PM. Based on the initial reports from the site, the motorcyclist was lying on the road
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