A man named Xavier Jimmy in his early 20’s was charged with second-degree murder of Gabriel Wapass, age 47. He was provided with first aid by paramedics but eventually died due to his injuries. Timely intervention According to a witness, there was a fatal confrontation between Jimmy and Wapass. The incident happened early in the […]
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An accident happened at a trampoline-park where a little girl broke her leg. The incident happened at the Extreme Air Park in New Westminster, British Columbia. The mother of the girl claims that the staff of the park does not have any first aid kit to immediately help her daughter. Quick intervention A woman named
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A witness named Tiffany Jefkins is experienced in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation but has never tried to save a life outside of a hospital. An incident happened last spring where she was a witness to a van attack. The incident happened at Yonge Street and Finch Avenue. There were 10 people dead. A student at the University
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An Island family Cody McEachern and his girlfriend Corinne McQuillan were driving home from shopping when McEachern heard unusual voices coming from their baby about 8 months old. The baby was seated in the backseat. Saving a life McEachern stopped the car near the Nissan dealership in Charlottetown. They found out that their baby Archer
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A lawyer and a skydiver from Kamloops, British Columbia died in a skydiving accident in the interior city. the lawyer was identified as Don Campbell. Timely aid The Kamloops Sport Parachute Club issued a statement in the news that there was a problem with his parachute during his jump on Saturday. Paramedics, the Royal Canadian
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Some witnesses were in the area during an incident were a runner collapsed and died. According to them, policemen called for help, but the emergency first responders arrived 25 minutes late. An ambulance was requested at least four times, but they also arrived 25 minutes late only after a participant in the Montreal Marathon event
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A 24-year-old man died after he collapsed while running in the Montreal Marathon. The man was identified as Patrick Neely. He was competing in the 21.1 kilometers half marathon when he suddenly collapsed at the corner of Cherrier and St-Hubert streets. The incident happened at around 10 in the morning. Timely intervention According to the
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Some bystanders and an off-duty officer saved the life of a man by providing CPR. The police identified the man as Herb Burridge, in his 70’s. He collapsed while loading a package into his car in a parking lot of a Canadian Tire store. Saving a life He was immediately flown to Winnipeg by an
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A 30-year old woman from Vancouver succumbed to her injuries after the incident. The woman was declared dead after a kayaking incident on the Vedder River in Chilliwack. Unforeseen ordeal in the water Based on the report by Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson, Cpl. Mike Rail, the police were present at the scene in Yarrow after they
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A 13-year old Montreal boy is in critical condition after finding at the bottom of the swimming pool after a high school gym class. No one noticed the absence of the grade 8 student when his class left the pool deck and it was the next group that found him. According to a school board
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A woman in her 60s was touring Vancouver Island with her husband when she fell into the river. The woman drowned near Campbell River after falling into the waters at Elk Falls. According to Cpl. Ron Vlooswyk, a police spokesperson, the woman, a Dutch tourist in her 60s seemed to have slipped into the river
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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 Longueuil police spokesperson, Stephanie Jalbert, they got a call around 8:50
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A 6-year old is dead after a boating incident. A North Vancouver family was boating on Kalamalka Lake in Vernon when the incident occurred. There were reports of a drowning incident at Kalamalka Lake which was south of Vernon. According to Vernon RCMP, the family were boating on the lake and was returning to the
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A young boy, around 7-years old, is in a severe condition after nearly drowning in a public pool in St-Michel borough. Near drowning incident The police received a 911 call at around 6:35 PM saying that a young boy was found unconscious in a public pool on Francois Perreault St. According to Urgences-Sante spokesperson Stephane
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A 3-vehicle accident occurred in front of the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. The accident occurred before 8 PM at the intersection of Wakesiah Avenue and Third Street. According to firefighters at the scene, a passenger in a Chevrolet Trailblazer was transported to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital with unidentified injuries. The driver of the Civic was examined
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A man was recognized for helping save a drowning woman. The 23-year old Alexi Moskovski of Pierrefonds did not give much thought to the fact that he assisted in saving a drowning woman he did not know while on vacation with his parents and younger brother in Cayo Largo, Cuba. Dangers in the water Moskovski
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Chris Parsons encourages everyone that knowing how to perform CPR is a useful skill. Parsons is a street performer with the stage name Chris Without the Hat. While in Saskatoon to perform at the Fringe Festival, he had to perform CPR to help a man breathe again. Importance of CPR training According to Parsons, he
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A 23-year old man sustained a gunshot wound on his leg on a shooting incident. The police are investigating the second drive-by shooting on Sandpiper Drive in Abbotsford. According to Const. Ian MacDonald, the police received a call around 8:30 PM when residents reported gunshots fired in the 30700 block of Sandpiper Drive. The patrol
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An Edmonton Remand Centre inmate died despite CPR. The inmate was found unresponsive in her cell. Unforeseen catastrophe Alberta Justice spokeswoman Louise McEachern confirmed in an email that the correctional staff performed CPR to the woman and police and emergency responders were called. Sadly, the inmate was pronounced dead. The root cause of death is
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A snowmobiler died despite CPR after a cornice collapsed under his snowmobile in Whistler. The 52-year old man was the founding member of Nanaimo Search and Rescue. Outdoor dangers The Whistler Search and Rescue were sent to Mt. Callaghan after reports of a snowmobiler who had fallen in the area. The search crews found that
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