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Divers rescue person from South Saskatchewan river: Saskatoon Fire Department

Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) divers pulled a person out of the South Saskatchewan River on Saturday evening. Saskatoon Fire Department / Supplied

Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) divers pulled a person out of the South Saskatchewan River on Saturday evening.

At 8.43 p.m., SFD received a request from Saskatoon Police Service to search for a possible person in the river, according to a news release.

An SFD boat along with the battalion chief were dispatched to the river. They used handheld sonar equipment to identify objects and found two objects of interest at 9:22 p.m.

Divers entered the river and searched the area to find one person and then initiated CPR, according to the release.

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Paramedics responded with ambulance service and took the person to the hospital.

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The release did not have more information about the condition of the person and Saskatoon police denied comment.

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