Close X
Saturday, November 16, 2024
ADVT 
National

46-Yr-Old Victoria Father Dies After Foam Pit Accident At Richmond Trampoline Park

The Canadian Press, 25 Jan, 2018 12:06 PM
    RICHMOND, B.C. — RCMP say a man who was performing a series of acrobatic manoeuvres was seriously injured at a Richmond, B.C., leisure facility and has since died.
     
    Extreme Air Park, an indoor trampoline facility, says in a statement that it is devastated over the death and customer safety is its highest priority at the facility.
     
    Mounties say in a news release the 46-year-old man was visiting the facility on Jan. 20 with his two children when he was hurt.
     
    Police say the man's fall led to serious injuries and cardiac arrest.
     
    Extreme Air Park says it can't comment on the details of the incident but is doing everything to assist police investigators.
     
    The company says its thoughts and prayers are with the family involved.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Report Lays Out Exercise Guidelines For Kids Under 5, Including 'Tummy Time' For Babies

    Report Lays Out Exercise Guidelines For Kids Under 5, Including 'Tummy Time' For Babies
    The new report was developed by experts including the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology; obesity specialists at Ottawa's Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario; and the non-profit group ParticipAction.

    Report Lays Out Exercise Guidelines For Kids Under 5, Including 'Tummy Time' For Babies

    Apology To Canadians Persecuted For Being Gay Coming Nov. 28: Justin Trudeau

    OTTAWA — Martine Roy was just 20-years-old and less than a year into her chosen career as a medical assistant with the Canadian Armed Forces at CFB Borden when military police suddenly showed up at her workplace to arrest her.

    Apology To Canadians Persecuted For Being Gay Coming Nov. 28: Justin Trudeau

    Abbotsford Const. John Davidson Didn't Like Guns, But Didn't Hesitate When Call Came

    Abbotsford Const. John Davidson Didn't Like Guns, But Didn't Hesitate When Call Came
    An Abbotsford, B.C., police constable killed in the line of duty was remembered as dedicated and caring, a man who had a gut-busting sense of humour and a dislike for guns.

    Abbotsford Const. John Davidson Didn't Like Guns, But Didn't Hesitate When Call Came

    Man And Woman Charged With Manslaughter In July Homicide In Burnaby Starbucks

    Man And Woman Charged With Manslaughter In July Homicide In Burnaby Starbucks
    Lawrence Sharpe, 40, And Oldouz Pournouruz, 35, Arrested In Relation To The Death Of Michael Page-vincelli

    Man And Woman Charged With Manslaughter In July Homicide In Burnaby Starbucks

    Motorcycle Injuries In Ontario Twice As Costly To Treat As Those From Car Collisions

    Motorcycle Injuries In Ontario Twice As Costly To Treat As Those From Car Collisions
     new study suggests motorcyclists in Ontario are three times more likely to be injured in a collision than people in automobiles, 10 times more likely to suffer serious injuries, and those injuries will cost more to treat.

    Motorcycle Injuries In Ontario Twice As Costly To Treat As Those From Car Collisions

    Taking From the Rich

    Taking From the Rich
    The first change intends to eliminate “income sprinkling,” where income is distributed to family members who earn less in order to take advantage of a lower income tax rate.

    Taking From the Rich