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