Ottawa Fire hails young man's aid in rescuing 3 people from river after watercraft capsizes

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Three people, including two young people, were pulled from the Ottawa River Wednesday afternoon after a recreational watercraft apparently capsized.

Ottawa Fire Service water rescue responded to the area of Lane Street and Bayview Drive, near Constance Bay beach, shortly after 1 p.m.

OFS said in a later message that the three individuals were rescued by two civilian boats converged on the scene.young man named Jayden, stopped on his own jet ski to help the 3 individuals before they were brought back to shore by the 2 boats that came later. “Jayden got the youngest child on his Jet Ski & allowed the older teenager to hold on the side, Ottawa Fire said in a tweet.

OFS said the third person, an adult, was at risk of losing their lifejacket and did not know how to swim and their muscles “were seizing.”“Also, Jayden did all this while calling 911 for help.”This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

 

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