St. John’s Ambulance in Prince Albert is tipping its hat to three northerners for their role in saving a drowning woman.
Last night John Laliberte of Cumberland House was awarded a St. John Life-saving award alongside his son John Jr. and nephew Jack McKenzie.
Laliberte says they were canoeing on the North Saskatchewan River this summer near Prince Albert when they spotted a woman who had gone overboard:
“We were paddling one day on the Saskatchewan river out here and we noticed a woman in distress and our first instinct was to go for her and help out, try and save her”
They managed to keep her afloat until help came.
Laliberte says he’s grateful everything turned out all right.