Firefighters rescue sea-doo rider stuck in the water along Ottawa River
The Ottawa Fire Service water rescue team near the Ottawa River. (Peter Szperling/CTV News Ottawa)
Ottawa Fire Services says a single sea-doo rider stuck in the Deschenes Rapids was rescued Saturday afternoon along the Ottawa River.
Firefighters say they received a call at 6:20 p.m. reporting a single sea-doo rider was stuck in the Deschene Rapids along a shoal in the 2700 block of Carling Avenue.
The rider was rescued at 18:42 p.m. by the Ottawa Fire Services Water Rescue Team.
Ottawa paramedics say a call that was made to help the rider, was cancelled shortly after they were brought back to shore.
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