A large rescue operation was still underway to save a firefighter who allegedly sank in the waters of the Lachine Canal on Sunday in Montreal.
According to our information, the wanted man is a firefighter from the Montreal Fire Department (SIM).
He had been dispatched to the Lachine Rapids around 7 p.m. to help two people in distress on a boat.
Photo QMI Agency, Thierry Laforce
The small boat in which were the victims in distress and which are at the origin of this vast operation.
During this operation, a SIM boat with four firefighters capsized. Still according to our sources, three of them were rescued, but one last was still missing on Sunday evening.
“For the moment, we still haven’t found him and the operation is underway. I don’t have any more details, ”explained Véronique Comtois, spokesperson for the Montreal Police Department.
The Canadian Coast Guard, just like the emergency services of other municipalities around, including the firefighters of Longueuil and those of Varennes, were called in to reinforce the scene as part of this operation.
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Firefighters are transported by ambulance after capsizing in the water on Sunday evening.
“The two people behind the call for a boat in distress have been found,” confirms Coast Guard communications advisor Guylaine Beaudoin.
The ambient temperature around Montreal was 11 degrees on Sunday evening. The Lachine Rapids are also known for their strong currents. Several serious accidents have occurred in the past.
- Listen to journalist Audrey Gagnon’s report at Philippe-Vincent Foisy’s microphone on QUB Radio:
Photo QMI Agency, Thierry Laforce
Photo QMI Agency, Thierry Laforce
Photo QMI Agency, Thierry Laforce
- Listen to the news tour of Philippe-Vincent Foisy and Carl Marchand on QUB Radio:
Hypothermia
Sources who participated in the operation mentioned in Newspaper that both individuals were hypothermic.
A Sûreté du Québec helicopter was also requested on the scene.
Remember that last July, a 27-year-old fisherman was also reported missing after falling from a boat at the Lachine Rapids.
– With the QMI Agency