A Shelburne County lobster boat captain died after he was pulled overboard about 16 nautical miles south of Clarks Harbour. Unforeseen tragedy on the water According to Barrington RCMP, the man, Larry Wayne Sears, 64-years old of Shag Harbour was hauling lobster pots along with 2 crew members when the trawl line became ensnarled in […]
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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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Jerry Laird had no pulse onstage which prompted the crowd to perform CPR. A Charlottetown man suffered a heart attack while playing on stage at a local bar. After the incident, he owes his life to the people in the audience who helped. Two women in the crowd who had medical training hopped on stage
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An elderly couple worries about the life of their son after the family hardly escapes a house fire overnight. The fire broke out at Vince Shoemaker’s wood-frame house on 116 Avenue and 140 Street where the family lived since 1954. The shoemaker had to drag his 83-year old wife up to the door as the
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Volunteers who utilized automated external defibrillators are protected according to Lakes MLA Keith Bain. Just recently, Bain’s amendments to the Volunteer Services Act aims on protecting a volunteer who uses an automated external defibrillator during emergency situations from lawsuits that have passed with all-party support. The new amendment will also extend protection to organizations whose
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The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) is investigating after Abbotsford police officers performed CPR. The incident involved performing the life-saving skill of an unconscious man who did not survive. On the line The IIO is a civilian-led agency responsible for investigating officer-related incidents of death or serious harm. The Abbotsford Police Department responded to a report
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Two victims from a burning building in West Kelowna received first aid. Two people were trapped in the bedroom of a burning house in West Kelowna and had to be carried out by the firefighters. Immediate care The crews were called to the house on Guidi Road shortly before 8:30 AM. When the firefighters arrived,
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A multi-vehicle crash in Chilliwack involved at least 3 vehicles and required CPR on the scene. One individual was reportedly killed during the incident on Highway 1 in Chilliwack. Tragic turn on the road There were at least 3 vehicles involved during the incident. One rested on the roof and front windshield of another vehicle.
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A Clarenville man was given recognition for saving the life of a man while working at the Hebron Gravity Base Structure site. Adrian Tarrant of Clarenville together with Jamie Budden and Ashley Perham were among the recipients to receive an award for their acts of bravery. The trio worked together to save the life of
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A toddler from Mission daycare was given CPR after she fell into a swimming pool. The Fraser Health Authority dismissed the license of a Mission daycare after the accidental drowning incident that resulted in the death of one of the children. Water safety The 23-month old girl was reported missing by the owner of Melissa’s
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Two men were shot in a Surrey suburb and one was given CPR. The Surrey RCMP is investigating a double shooting that occurred in the usually quiet suburb of Fraser Heights. Shooting incident According to reports, two males were shot in a vehicle on 159 St. just north of 110 Ave. The police, fire crews,
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A scuba diving instructor saves a woman with CPR. He was in the right place at the right time and credited for saving the life of a drowning diver in West Vancouver’s Whytecliff Marine Park. Watery ordeal The instructor was teaching a class in the water at the mouth of Howe Sound near Horseshoe Bay
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Two men were taken to a healthcare facility with non-life-threatening injuries. The Abbotsford Police are attempting to figure out why 2 men without apparent drug or gang connections were shot at while driving along Ponderosa Street. The shooting ordeal leaves 2 men with injuries According to Const. Ian MacDonald, the 19 and 28-year old victims
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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 gas station attendant who was run over was given CPR. The employee was run over by a stolen Ford F-350 truck after attempting to stop the driver who did not pay for his fuel. Under critical condition The male driver pulled out of the Centex gas station on 16th Ave. N.W., stopping at the
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A Fraser Valley man died despite CPR due to a head-on collision in Lake Country. The RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are working together to figure out the root cause of the incident that seriously injured a man while fatally injuring another in Central Okanagan. Fatal road accident The emergency crews in Lake Country
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A 3-year old boy was given CPR in a drowning incident at a family pool in Brossard. Sadly, the boy did not make it. The child was discovered unconscious in a pool on Tardif St. He was rushed to a healthcare facility where he was pronounced dead. Watery ordeal The father of the boy administered
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An Abbotsford man died while working on his vehicle when it fell on top of him despite CPR. According to Assistant Fire Chief Dave Rivett, the fire, police, and ambulance crews responded to a report of a man who was trapped under his vehicle. The call came from the wife of the man who had
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An elderly man, 83-years old died despite CPR after falling through thin ice. The incident occurred when the man, John Johnson fell through thin ice covering a family pond in South Algonquin Township. Icy ordeal According to the news release, the officers were called to help paramedics along Highway 60 after the family becomes concerned
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One of the students at the University of Toronto died despite CPR while attending an engineering survey camp. Based on a note released by the dean of engineering faculty to staff and students, the 18-year old civil engineering student died at the facility on Gull Lake. The Ontario Provincial Police confirmed that the 18-year old
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