Last week The Pas Fire Department responded to three different incidents at the Saskatchwan River here in The Pas.
The first incident occurred on the evening of August 2nd where they responded to a water rescue at the request of the RCMP. The RCMP managed to rescue the person in the water requiring no further action from the fire department.
On August 3rd just before 11PM, The Pas Fire Department rescued a girl trapped on the train bridge here in The Pas and on August 4th they responded to another water rescue where they helped a person that entered the water on the Opaskwayak Cree Nation side of the river where the fire department managed to get the victim out of the water and into their boat.
In response to these incidents Fire Chief Randy Manych wants to remind people to be careful around water especially the Saskatchewan River with the low water levels and the strong currents.
