Crews rescue man hanging from ledge over Ottawa River
Posted Mar 27, 2017 04:51:58 AM.
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OTTAWA – Emergency crews rescued a man hanging from a ledge over the Ottawa River Sunday.
Fire and paramedic services responded to the Mill Street Brew Pub at 555 Wellington St. just after 6 p.m., where police had confirmed a man was clinging to a ledge, calling for help.
Fire crews reached the man in distress and placed a life jacket on him before guiding him through the water to the shore.
Fire Rope Rescue Technicians provided the man with blankets and used a Stokes basket to get him back up the embankment.
The man was uninjured.
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