Divers search river near Victoria Bridge
At 8:43 p.m., the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) received a request by the Saskatoon Police Service to search for a possible person in the river. Dispatched to the river were one engine company, an SFD boat and the Battalion Chief. The SFD boat was in the river and heading to the last point scene at 8:52 p.m. The shoreline and river were searched. Using the SFD's handheld Sonar, equipment that uses sound waves underwater to identify objects, two objects of interest were identified at 8:22 p.m. Divers from SFD entered the river and began searching the area. At 8:51 p.m., a person was located and CPR was initiated.
An SFD paramedic responded to the hospital with the ambulance service. The scene and follow up were left with the Saskatoon Police Service.