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CTV News
02-07-2025
- CTV News
Emergency crews responding to ‘water incident' near Westboro Beach
Red and blue lights atop an Ottawa police vehicle are seen in this undated file photo. First responders are at the scene of an incident near Westboro Beach Wednesday afternoon. The Ottawa Police Service said in a post on X at 2:43 p.m. that it was responding to an 'active water incident' with firefighters and paramedics assisting. Ottawa paramedics tell CTV News two people are being assessed at the scene. No other information was provided. The operation is ongoing. Ottawa police are asking the public to avoid the area.
CBC
02-07-2025
- CBC
1 man dead, 1 child rescued near Westboro Beach
A man is dead after first responders were dispatched to a call about two people in the water near Westboro Beach on Wednesday afternoon. At 2:43 p.m., the Ottawa Police Service said on X there was an active water incident near the beach. An ambulance and an underwater search and recovery unit vehicle could by seen south of the beach near the Kichi Zibi Mikan. The Ottawa Paramedic Service later confirmed they got a call at about 1:40 p.m. about two people in the water. They found an eight-year-old boy in the area and were able to rescue a 27-year-old passerby who had gone into the river to rescue the child, paramedic Paul Morneau said. The other adult in the water was later found unconscious and could not be resuscitated, despite CPR efforts that lasted about 20 minutes.
BBC News
19-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Carrickfergus: Child taken to hospital after water incident at marina
A child has been taken to hospital after a water related incident near the Carrickfergus Marina in County incident involved nine children and an adult. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, Fire and Rescue Service, and the Maritime and Coastguard attended the assessment and initial treatment at the scene, one patient was taken by ambulance to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick rest were discharged at the scene.
The Independent
12-06-2025
- The Independent
Two women die after incident in Snowdonia
Two women have died after being pulled from the water in Eryri national park, also known as Snowdonia, North Wales Police said.
BBC News
31-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Man airlifted to hospital after falling into water near Richmond
A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling into the water at a North Yorkshire beauty Ambulance Service said it was called to the incident at Richmond Falls, near Richmond, at 16:41 air ambulances attended the scene and the man was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough at about 18:00, an ambulance service spokesperson confirmed. They did not provide an update on his condition.A series of rocky steps along the River Swale make up what is known as Richmond Falls, a popular spot with walkers and swimmers. The incident comes after a schoolgirl died after falling into a reservoir in Ripponden, West Yorkshire on Saturday emergency services recovered the body of a girl who had entered the River Thames in Gravesend, Kent along with a boy on boy was taken to hospital, where he remained in a stable condition as of Saturday afternoon. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
