Firefighters, canoeists rescue woman from river
North Battleford firefighters and a group of canoeists came to the rescue of a young woman in distress in the North Saskatchewan River near North Battleford Thursday afternoon.
Battlefords RCMP report they received a call at about 1 p.m. from people in a canoe who saw a young woman jump into the river from a nearby platform near the main boat launch.
“It was fortunate that they happened to be on a canoe trip up-river, and they just happened to come by at the right time,” Sgt. Neil Tremblay said.
Tremblay confirmed police, the fire department and the ambulance arrived at the scene shortly after receiving the call.