A 6-year old boy who drowned was given CPR. The incident occurred in a North Vancouver creek. The child nearly drowned in a similar incident last year. Watery ordeal Vondrae Martin was found facing down in his grandparents’ pool in March 2013 and spent a month recovering in BC Children’s Hospital. His grandmother, a former […]
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A victim of a jet ski crash received CPR. The incident occurred early morning on the Fraser River. Jet ski ordeal The police were called to a section of the river in Maple Ridge for reports of a possible drowning. Someone went to a nearby gas station to report a jet ski crash in the
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Police performed CPR on an overdose victim. The police in Vancouver are investigating a crash involving a cruiser and a driver who was allegedly under the influence of opioids. Overdose incident The officers stated in a news release that a marked police car was stopped in the Downtown Eastside early Friday morning when it was
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One of the victims of a fishing boat that went down received CPR. Two people were declared dead and three others were under treatment and released from a healthcare facility after a fishing boat went down off the west coast of Vancouver Island near the remote tourist community of Tofino. Fishing boat went down Coast
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A man who was stabbed in New Westminster on Halloween night was given CPR. Sadly, the man died of his injuries. Stabbing incident The incident occurred near 8th and Columbia streets at around 11:30 PM. The police were called to the area for reports of an assault with a knife and first responders found a
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A retired doctor was recognized for his efforts on saving a life with first aid. The doctor helped save the life of a stranger after a shooting incident in downtown Vancouver. Timely intervention Cliff Chase, a former emergency room doctor was shopping in Yaletown when Gerald Battersby opened fire. Battersby shot his former landlord and
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A U.K man was given CPR after an accidental fall. The man sustained injuries from an accidental fall at an East Vancouver mall. Ordeal at the mall The emergency crews were called to Kingsgate Mall on East Broadway near Kingsway and found a person in medical distress. The man was given CPR on the scene
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An inmate who died at Collins Bay Institution was given CPR. The death of the inmate in the medium-security unit at Collins Bay Institution was caused by an apparent drug overdose. Issue on overdose The inmate, identified as Shane Elliot Gammie, 35-years old died around 1:30 AM. In a news release, Correctional Service Canada did
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An Abbotsford student who died during a ski trip was given CPR. Eleven students and two staff members from the Mennonite Educational Institute Secondary school in Abbotsford went up to Whistler for a day of boarding and skiing. The plan was to spend the day on the slopes and meet up at 3 PM. Tragedy
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A 16-year old boy who died after an accident at Lynn Canyon Park received CPR. Authorities stated that the teen from Pennsylvania was swimming near Twin Falls, east of the suspension bridge when he was sucked over a second waterfall and fell as far as nine meters into another pool. Dangers in the water The
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The elderly driver of a minivan received CPR after slamming head-on into a pickup truck. The emergency crews were called to the two-vehicle crash on Edmonton Trail at Greenview Drive N.E. Collision tragedy The driver of the minivan, a man in his early 80s was initially determined by paramedics to be in serious condition, but
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A 29-year old man involved in a targeted shooting incident received CPR. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a Surrey hotel. Target shooting incident Shots were heard at the Comfort Inn & Suites at Fraser Highway and 166 Street. Upon arrival of the Mounties, they found a man inside a vehicle suffering from
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A 16-year old boy from Pennsylvania was given CPR at Lyn Canyon. The boy was swept under the water by strong currents and ended up being pulled over a waterfall in the Twin Falls area. Watery ordeal He was unresponsive when he was pulled from the water by bystanders, who initiated CPR. The emergency responders
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An off-duty police officer saved a life by performing CPR. The officer is credited for saving the life of a driver during a medical emergency that led to a rush-hour crash on the Port Mann bridge last week. Saving a life on the line New Westminster Police Const. Todd Sweet was on his way home
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A man in his 20s died despite receiving CPR. The incident occurred at Whistler Blackcomb, just days after the resort opened to skiers and snowboarders. Danger on the slopes The 27-year old snowboarder who was not identified publicly was found unresponsive shortly after noon. He was found near a “gladed area” of Blackcomb Mountain called
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A two-week old baby who died received CPR. The child went into cardiac arrest while his parents drove along a major highway near Merritt, B.C. Unforeseen ordeal on the road Sgt. Norm Flemming with the Merritt RCMP stated that the family was traveling from Vernon to Vancouver along the Coquihalla Highway when the father realized
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A victim of the Vancouver shooting required CPR. Three people were injured in a targeted shooting at Broadway and Ontario Street where two of whom were innocent bystanders. Shooting ordeal A Vancouver man in his 20s who police believe was the target of the shooting was transported to a healthcare facility with serious, life-threatening injuries.
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One of the victims of the tour bus incident received CPR. A tour bus trapped three pedestrians underneath it, killing one after it collided with a parked vehicle. The incident occurred on Canada Place Way, near Burrard Street. Tour bus incident The bus was traveling at a low speed when it hit pedestrians who were
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Ottawa paramedics are thanking bystanders for saving the life of a man with CPR. The man suffered a heart attack on Friday morning. Rapid action to save a life A man in his 40s collapsed on a treadmill at the GoodLife Fitness on Hazeldean Road. A bystander rushed to the man’s aid, performing CPR while
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A 69-year old man who was hit by vehicle given CPR. The man was hit by a vehicle as he walked on Renaud Road in the Chapel Hill South area. Vehicular accident The police stated that the crash on Renaud Road is still under investigation. There are no charges been laid. The roadway was temporarily
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