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Boy nearly drowns in Port Moody lake

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 24 Jul, 2023 09:52 AM

Police in Port Moody say a 14-year-old boy is in hospital in critical condition after he nearly drowned in a Metro Vancouver lake.

They say that around 4 p-m on Saturday, first responders were called to Sasamat Lake for a report of a possible drowning.

Police say bystanders and park staff pulled the boy from the lake and performed C-P-R until they arrived.

They say he was then treated by paramedics and firefighters, and was later airlifted to hospital by B-C Air Ambulance, where he remains in critical condition. (

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