A man in his 30s is dead after falling approximately 10 metres while out walking on Montreal’s Mount Royal early Sunday morning.
A woman who was walking with the man called emergency services shortly after 4 a.m.
According to Montreal fire chief Ian Ritchie, emergency crews had trouble locating the victim.
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“She wasn’t able to tell us where she was on the mountain,” Ritchie said. “It took 15-20 minutes to locate the victim and another 10 to reach him.”
A high-angle rescue team with the fire department lowered the victim down an embankment, where Urgences-Santé paramedics were waiting.
The victim, who sustained serious injuries during the fall, was declared dead at the scene, according to Urgences-Santé spokesperson Stéphane Smith.
The woman was taken to hospital to be treated for shock.
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