The Renfrew County paramedic service says within the last two months it has responded to 10 drowning or near drowning calls, which have resulted in three deaths – numbers that are higher than in years past.
The paramedic service says within the last two months it has responded to 10 drowning or near drowning calls, which have resulted in three deaths – numbers that are higher than in years past.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App
The Renfrew County Paramedic Service has a boat that deploys out of Renfrew which is used to respond to calls on the water and access patients in remote locations. "You've got to wear it, that is the biggest thing we want to emphasize, is you have to wear your lifejacket or doesn't work," he says. "We've seen a couple of bad incidents this year with drownings just because they're on a boat, they never intended to go in the water, and they ended up in the water. They couldn't swim, or they had a medical event, and then they've drowned," recalls community paramedic Brad Boehringer.Here's how often LRT, subways run during midday, nonpeak periods across Canada
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