Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) received a call early Tuesday that a cyclist in the river valley had gone over an embankment from the bike path and fallen 14 metres into the river.
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The fire department dispatched a truck and a boat to help with a water rescue just before 8 a.m.
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Alberta Health Services (AHS) and EFRS worked together on the call.
AHS took the cyclist to the University of Alberta Hospital with unknown injuries.
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