His 80-year-old man fell into the Ottawa River earlier this week life.
A man fell off a boat near his Cumberland ferry on Tuesday, according to Ottawa police.
Luckily, the service wrote in a tweet that he was wearing a life jacket.
"One of his passengers, an off-duty lifeguard, donned his Life jacket and entered the water to rescue him," he said, OPS said. "With the help of other passengers, he was put on the ferry."
Police said the elderly man was suffering from hypothermia and "had been in the water for too long." showing." Paramedics treated the man and determined his condition was not life-threatening.
"Although it is midsummer, the water temperature is cold enough that prolonged exposure is dangerous." said the sergeant. Walt his Rushman of the OPS Marine Unit in a post of the service on social media.
"His wearing a life jacket before his fall, along with the quick action of the ferry boat operator, lifeguards, passengers and paramedics, probably saved his life."
A life jacket and alert ferry passengers saved the life of an 80-year-old man after he fell off a boat in the Ottawa River on August 9. It is credited to boat. At approximately 7:39 pm, he was wearing a life jacket when he was found by passengers on a ferry traveling from Quebec and Ontario. pic.twitter.com/jH1a15vPeD
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) Aug 11, 2022
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