Near Drowning

• Lethbridge Fire and Emergency services hosts reunion with near-drowning survivor

  After almost drowning in July, a nine-year-old boy has been reunited with those who saved his life, including his 10-year-old friend.

  Features

  Sep 27, 2024
  
• N.S. nurse on rescuing girl from powerful rip current: ‘I was just trying to get to her’

  When Nova Scotia's Emily Churchill heard a panicked scream while enjoying a day at the beach with her friend, she says, 'instincts took over.'

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2024
  
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• N.S. girl saved by off-duty nurse when rogue wave pulled her out to sea

  A nurse is being hailed a hero after her quick response saved the life of a 12-year-old who had been pulled out into the ocean by a rip current while enjoying a day at the beach.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2024
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• Missing 6-year-old boy rescued from drowning on city riverbank: Winnipeg police

  Winnipeg police say they rescued a previously missing 6-year-old boy from drowning on a city riverbank.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2023
• A N.S. man jumped into raging waters to save a woman’s life. He’s being hailed as a hero

  A hiking trip for a group of friends in New Brunswick's Fundy National Park this past weekend turned into a dramatic rescue.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2023
• Near drowning at Sasamat Lake reminder about water safety: police

  A quick thinking witness was able to prevent tragedy at White Pine Beach this weekend, but police say it's a warning about how dangerous the water can be.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2023
• Bystanders pull man from water off Kingston’s Gord Downie Pier

  Abigail Harrison, a Kingston woman who was one of several people who saved a man from drowning in Lake Ontario over the long weekend, urges others to get CPR training.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2023
• Ontario family files $9M lawsuit after toddler nearly drowns in ice-covered pool

  Waylon Saunders’ family says he was given a 10 per cent chance of survival after being pulled from a pool at a home daycare in January.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2023
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• Man in life-threatening condition after Lake Ontario distress call in Toronto

  Toronto police's marine rescue unit was dispatched just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday to reports of someone in distress In Lake Ontario near the waterfront.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2023
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• Man’s drowning averted at Skaha Lake thanks to visitors

  Just before 11 p.m. on Friday, while the group was relaxing at their campsite, they heard cries for help coming from Skaha Lake.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2022