Friday, July 5, 2024
ADVT 
National

Firefighters Rescue Woman in North Vancouver Park who fell into Creek

The Canadian Press , 23 Aug, 2014 04:49 PM
  • Firefighters Rescue Woman in North Vancouver Park who fell into Creek
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - North Vancouver firefighters are retrieving a 20-year-old woman who fell in Lynn Canyon Park.
 
Assistant fire chief Mike Cairns says the woman fell about three metres from a ledge and injured her ankle in Lynn Creek.
 
Cairns says the area is steep, so firefighters have lowered a stretcher into the creek and hope to lift her out.
 
He says if that's too difficult, crews will place her on a float and push her down the waterway so she can be retrieved downstream.
 
Cairns estimates the rescue will be complete in about 30 minutes.
 
He says hundreds were in the park today and the woman appears to have been going for a swim with friends.

MORE National ARTICLES

'Harassment, bullying continues in RCMP'

'Harassment, bullying continues in RCMP'
VANCOUVER - Harassment and bullying hasn't been stamped out inside the RCMP workplace despite high-level assurances that action would be taken, says a Liberal MP who has met with dozens of Mounties.

'Harassment, bullying continues in RCMP'

Clean gutters can help roof longevity but sweeping not always recommended

Clean gutters can help roof longevity but sweeping not always recommended
Roofs are one of the most important features of a house, and one of the most expensive, which is why homeowners look to prolong the life of their roof with maintenance. But some maintenance may actually damage it.

Clean gutters can help roof longevity but sweeping not always recommended

Ammonia leak in Mission forces brief closure of highway, rail and river

Ammonia leak in Mission forces brief closure of highway, rail and river
Hazardous materials crews in B.C.'s Fraser Valley faced a tense situation early Friday morning when a cloud of ammonia gas spewed from a food processing plant.

Ammonia leak in Mission forces brief closure of highway, rail and river

Cascade Aerospace's striking workers vote in favour of 4-yr pact, return Monday

Cascade Aerospace's striking workers vote in favour of 4-yr pact, return Monday
Unionized workers at Cascade Aerospace will return to work on Monday after voting to accept a new four-year contract that contains wage increases and improved job security clauses, among other things.

Cascade Aerospace's striking workers vote in favour of 4-yr pact, return Monday

BC Ferries sails through smooth financial seas by tripling net earnings

BC Ferries sails through smooth financial seas by tripling net earnings
BC Ferries has sailed into the new fiscal year by more than tripling its net earnings for part of 2014.

BC Ferries sails through smooth financial seas by tripling net earnings

Alberta MP cites family, long distance from home, for not seeking re-election

Alberta MP cites family, long distance from home, for not seeking re-election
A Conservative MP from northern Alberta has announced he will not be seeking re-election.

Alberta MP cites family, long distance from home, for not seeking re-election