Edmonton rescue crews search for missing swimmer

Crews on Edmonton Fire Rescue Services’ jet boats continued the search for a missing swimmer near Dawson Bridge on Sunday.

On Saturday after 6 p.m., people reported that a male swimmer of an unknown age went underwater, EFRS said.

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“Many civilians who were already on scene and witnessed the incident joined in the search,” EFRS told Global News.

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Search efforts, including using the Edmonton Police Service’s helicopter Air 1, were called off at 8:30 p.m. and resumed Sunday after 9 a.m.

EFRS said the incident is being treated as a drowning.