Truck and boat trailer submerge in river

At 16:43 this afternoon, the Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a report of a truck pulling a boat trailer, and they had both slid into the river and become submerged. The incident took place at the public boat launch on Spadina Crescent.

The Fire Department responded with five water trained personnel and the Battalion Chief. Once crews arrived and assessed the scene, the decision to use rescue divers to hook cables up to the trailer first, then the truck, and pull them both out with the use of two tow trucks was agreed upon. 

The Firefighters were on scene for just over two hours, but working with the two truck operators, the truck and trailer were successfully and safely removed from the water and returned to dry land.

The cause is under investigation and fortunately, there were no injuries due to this incident.