Fire Department rescues person trapped in mud
Incident Number:
2620606
Date and Time Incident was Reported:
Scene Upon Arrival:
- Firefighters requested by police to assist in locating and extricating a person stuck in the mud off Highway 60 and Valley Road.
Action(s) Taken:
Firefighters and police searched the area given by the distressed caller.
Firefighters found patient waist deep stuck in the mud, hollering for help.
Due to extreme remote location, heavily treed and overgrown area along a slough firefighters shuttled rescue equipment to patient.
Firefighters used ladders and various rescue equipment to free patient from mud.
Firefighter paramedics quickly assessed patient for injuries.
Firefighters then carried patient away from the slough and transferred patient care to ambulance personnel.
More Information:
- The scene was turned over to RCMP for further investigation.