Lachine Rapids
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Drowning death of Montreal firefighter on the job ruled accidentalQuebec coroner Géhane Kamel says the city's fire department must provide its members with more practical training in rescues on water.CanadaApr 28, 2023
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Coroner’s inquest hears of search for Montreal firefighter whose rescue boat capsizedPierre Lacroix and his colleagues were trying to save two boaters in distress when the firefighters' vessel capsized in the waves of the St. Lawrence River on Oct. 17, 2021.CanadaNov 22, 2022
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Coroner’s inquiry begins into death of Montreal firefighter during water rescue missionPierre Lacroix died after becoming trapped under a rescue boat that capsized in the Lachine Rapids as he and three colleagues came to the rescue of two boaters in distress.CanadaNov 21, 2022
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Quebec’s work safety board releases report looking into firefighter Pierre Lacroix’s deathQuebec's work safety board has concluded that the boat that firefighters used during a deadly rescue in the St. Lawrence River and the training they received were deficient.CanadaOct 6, 2022
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Chief coroner orders public inquest into death of Montreal firefighterPierre Lacroix died on Oct. 17, 2021, during a water rescue near the Lachine Rapids. The boat he was on capsized and Lacroix drowned after being pinned under the boat.CanadaMay 12, 2022
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Lachine Rapids where Montreal firefighter died have a long, dangerous historyPierre Lacroix was one of four firefighters who were on a boat that capsized last Sunday night while trying to help another boat in distress.FeaturesOct 24, 2021
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Montreal firefighter dies after rescue boat capsizes in St. Lawrence RiverPierre Lacroix was part of the fire department team responding to a call for boaters in distress in the Lachine rapids. He leaves behind his wife and two children.FireOct 18, 2021
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