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PORT MOODY (NEWS 1130) – Several bystanders are being commended for their efforts to save some kayakers in Port Moody after their boats flipped in the water Sunday.
According to the local fire department, three kayakers went overboard around 6:45 p.m.
“The only medical issues were exposure due to the cold water, because they were in there anywhere between 10 and 30 minutes,” explained on-duty platoon Captain Mike Cornish. “Obviously, temperatures are pretty cold right now so they had a bit of early onset of hypothermia.”
He says people nearby who live along the water and who were enjoying the day spotted the kayakers when their boats turned over and heard them call for help.
“The residential units all back onto the water, a lot of them have boats and whatnot, so they jumped into action and helped retrieve the overboard people,” Cornish told NEWS 1130. “The civilians in the area did a good job of assisting them to get to the shore.”
In an Instagram post, Port Moody police officers say they commandeered a boat from Rocky Point to help with the rescue.
PORT MOODY (NEWS 1130) – Several bystanders are being commended for their efforts to save some kayakers in Port Moody after their boats flipped in the water Sunday.
According to the local fire department, three kayakers went overboard around 6:45 p.m.
“The only medical issues were exposure due to the cold water, because they were in there anywhere between 10 and 30 minutes,” explained on-duty platoon Captain Mike Cornish. “Obviously, temperatures are pretty cold right now so they had a bit of early onset of hypothermia.”
He says people nearby who live along the water and who were enjoying the day spotted the kayakers when their boats turned over and heard them call for help.
“The residential units all back onto the water, a lot of them have boats and whatnot, so they jumped into action and helped retrieve the overboard people,” Cornish told NEWS 1130. “The civilians in the area did a good job of assisting them to get to the shore.”
In an Instagram post, Port Moody police officers say they commandeered a boat from Rocky Point to help with the rescue.
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Several bystanders are being commended for their efforts to save some kayakers in Port Moody after their boats flipped in the water Sunday.
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