Calgary paddleboarder in critical condition after being pulled from Bow River
A man has been rushed to hospital in critical condition after the Calgary Fire Department’s aquatic rescue team was called out to pull a paddleboarder from the Bow River. The paddleboarder collided with an abutment on the 85 Street bridge, just upstream from Bowness Park. Thursday afternoon.CFD said that when the rescue boat crew arrived, they located the man face-down in the water and still attached to his paddleboard leash.They immediately began CPR before transferring the man to AHS paramedics who were waiting onshore to transport him to the Foothills Medical Centre.
- ▪A man has been rushed to hospital in critical condition after the Calgary Fire Department’s aquatic rescue team was called out to pull a paddleboarder from the Bow River.
- ▪The paddleboarder collided with an abutment on the 85 Street bridge, just upstream from Bowness Park.
- ▪Thursday afternoon.CFD said that when the rescue boat crew arrived, they located the man face-down in the water and still attached to his paddleboard leash.They immediately began CPR before transferring the man to AHS paramedics who were wa
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A man has been rushed to hospital in critical condition after the Calgary Fire Department’s aquatic rescue team was called out to pull a paddleboarder from the Bow River. The paddleboarder collided with an abutment on the 85 Street bridge, just upstream from Bowness Park. It happened around 1:10 p.m. Thursday afternoon.CFD said that when the rescue boat crew arrived, they located the man face-down in the water and still attached to his paddleboard leash.They immediately began CPR before transferring the man to AHS paramedics who were waiting onshore to transport him to the Foothills Medical Centre. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
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