The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service shows off its two new water rescue units at St. Vital Park on Saturday, September 30, 2017. (CHRISD.CA FILE)
Two people were rescued from the Assiniboine River in west Winnipeg on Monday night.
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to an area near Augier Avenue just before 7 p.m. and dispatched the water rescue unit. Firefighters also deployed a drone to help them locate the people in the water.
“Crews found two people in the water who needed help,” the city said in a release. “Firefighters used a throw ball and personal flotation devices to rescue one person. Bystanders in a canoe helped firefighters rescue the other person.”
It’s unclear how the people came to be in the river. They were both medically cleared and didn’t require transportation to the hospital.
