The last thing Jimmy Tarrant and Will Mavin expected to do was to save a life. An incident occurred when they took a trip to Little Lawn Beach to collect capelin. They watched 56-year old David Edwards walk into the water with his dip net. Life-saving act When they looked again, the man was floating […]
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Two people died after a raft overturned on New Brunswick’s Miramichi River. According to RCMP Sgt. Brent Johnston, 8 friends were rafting down the river in Gray Rapids when it flipped. Dangers in the water Johnston added that 6 people were able to make it back to the shore on their own. A 29-year old
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A man was moving a boat between wharves at time of incident. The town of Conche is mourning for a resident who drowned on Friday. According the Roddickton RCMP, a 65-year old man was travelling in his boat between the wharves, around the region known as Lighthouse Point. The RCMP believes he was experiencing engine
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When Pamela Morgan collapsed, she was lucky that someone saved her life. A South Surrey security guard was recognized as a hero for his quick action. He was given credit for saving the life of a senior at Semiahmoo Shopping Centre. Cameron Hubley was given BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) Vital Link Award. The award
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Shuswap sledding community mourns the loss of a Sicamous snowmobiler. One of the beloved members of Sicamous’ snowmobile community faced a tragic end after an accident on Queest Mountain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFX-H-NVlc According to Eagle Valley Snowmobile Club president Gord Bushell, the snowmobiling community are saddened over the loss of Rene St. Onge who was accidently killed
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Paramedics attempted to resuscitate a 27-year old man. A man died in a surfing accident at Long Beach. The paramedics responded to the incident close to Lovekin Rock. Watery ordeal According to Cpl. Patrick Jenkins who was speaking on behalf of the Tofino RCMP, he confirmed to the Westerly News that the 27-year old man
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Wilf Driedger would not be alive without the timely action of 2 strangers. It simply shows that it was not his time. Luck, fate and the heroic effort of Maryrose McConnell and Dave Patrick was responsible for saving the life of the 70-year Murrayville resident. For Wilf, the 2 persons are ‘angels’ and gratefully thanks
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An Abbotsford man was alive after a deadly arrythmia. When a sudden heart attack occurs, the ideal scenario is in a building with a paramedic and other healthcare professionals as well as a defibrillator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFX-H-NVlc This was the case for an Abbotsford man who was alive after suffering a deadly arrhythmia at the Abbotsford Recreation
Heart attack at the gym: Trained patrons and Lifepak saved man’s life Read More »
For Grandinetti, he could not recall what happened. The Sault Ste. Marie native suffered a heart attack and was found almost dead beside his vehicle in the parking lot of Rome’s Independent Grocer. Apparently, an unknown woman saw him and called 911. It was only minutes when the paramedics arrived on the scene. They started
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A 32-year old Cochrane man was killed in a dirt-bike accident. The incident occurred near Sundre involve a Rocky View County firefighter and a father of 2 young children. Justin Francis died after family members discovered the injured man and rushed him to meet the first responders. Tragic incident Justin was on a camping trip
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Maryam Basharat was saved thanks to the life-saving efforts of teachers. It was back in September 6, just 3 days after classes started when a grade 6 girl collapsed during gym class outside while running in which her heart stopped. Life-saving measures The sequence of events that occurred on that day led to the recognition
Corbella: How four teachers saved the life of miracle Maryam Read More »
A 20-year old man in Ramsay St. in Pierrefonds was shot. It was a quiet residential neighborhood with a few 3-storey apartment buildings and single-family homes. The street was cordoned off with police tape while investigators check the area. They thoroughly checked through garbage and recycling bins for bullet casings and other signs into the
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A timely effort saved the life of Michael Isely after suffering a heart attack. He was golfing at a charity event at Saskatoon Golf and Country Club when an unforeseen event occurred. On that day, he experienced a minimal degree of pressure in the chest but not alarming in any way. Isely brushed it off
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A Toronto woman helped save a life of a man in cardiac arrest. Alex Jade, 29-years old was working out at GoodLife Fitness club when a man collapsed on the floor. She noticed a staff member carrying an AED and casually walking towards a man lying on the floor. According to Jade, the man was
Actress saved man’s life at gym with prompt life-saving CPR Read More »
An Ottawa police officer attempted to save a young man who drowned. According to the police officer, it is vital for those who witness emergencies to provide aid after seeing some people simply standing by and do nothing. Emergency concerns Det.-Const. Hussein Assaad was off duty at Lac Leamy with friends and family when they
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Dylan Duncan was waiting for a bus when he heard a call for help. Jessica Burman Zinger was asking if anyone knows CPR. Luckily, Duncan just learned CPR and was taught to always help people in need. According to Duncan, he had to help by calling for emergency assistance and delivered CPR. He was shocked
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The Ottawa paramedics credit a City of Ottawa worker and a bystander for saving the life of a jogger. The incident occurred near the intersection of Holitman and Foxfield drives in which a jogger collapsed when his heart ceases to beat. The jogger, a 60-year old man dropped on the ground and discovered by Troy
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A young girl called 911 after her babysitter was found unresponsive in a backyard pool. The York Regional Police stated that the members of Central York Fire Services were the first on the scene on Arnold Crescent. According to Sgt. John Loughry, a firefighter dove into the pool and dragged the woman out. The firefighter
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The mother of Kinew James who died of a heart attack at the Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC) in 2013 wants an apology from a male nurse who offended her daughter while delivering CPR on the 35-year old. Unprofessional conduct At the coroner’s inquest, nurse Stacey Ryma admitted saying on the similarity on performing CPR on
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Mallory McCormick has been CPR certified for 10 years but she never imagined she would use it. This changed 2 months age when her boyfriend, Iain Fyfe woke up in the middle of the night gasping for breath. According to McCormick, we were sleeping, and he started going into heart failure. She knew there was
Regina woman helps save two lives in two months performing CPR Read More »
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