A man was sent to hospital in life-threatening condition after a near drowning at Chocolate Lake in Halifax on Wednesday.
Halifax Regional Police say they were called to the lake at around 3:10 p.m., to assist Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency and Emergency Health Services.
Police say a person had gone under the water and didn’t come back up.
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The man was located, according to police, and driven to hospital with what police are calling “life-threatening injuries.”
Witnesses said the swimmer, described as a man in his 20s, was under the water for several minutes before being helped to shore.
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No other details are available at this time.
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