Man taken to hospital after being pulled from Bow River

CALGARY — Another incident on Calgary waterways on Monday as people looked for ways to beat the heat.

Around 5 p.m., fire crews were called to the Harvie Passage area after reports of an unconscious man who was seen struggling in the river.

Bystanders, including two off-duty firefighters, managed to pull the man from the water and immediately begin CPR.

When fire crews arrived on scene, they took over CPR and used a defibrillator on the man.

He was then taken to hospital shortly after.

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While emergency crews were dealing with the initial incident, they noticed a boy in a “pool floatie” who was not wearing a lifejacket, capsize in the river.

The boy was then dragged downstream by the current.

Aquatics members were able to catch up to the boy downstream and get him out of the water and deliver him to shore.

These incidents happening not long after a young girl was rescued from Lake Mahogany earlier in the day after she jumped in the lake and failed to re-surface.

The Calgary Fire Department is reminding people to make sure they are prepared before heading into the water as a fun time can turn deadly in a matter of seconds.

For more information on what you can do to stay safe on the water, click here.