CENTRE WELLINGTON – Two potential tragedies were avoided here last weekend thanks to the efforts of the public and emergency responders.
The first incident involved the rescue of a man, aged 40 to 50, from the Elora Gorge on June 21.
First responders were initially called to a “drowning” at about 6pm last Saturday, but Centre Wellington Fire Chief Brad Patton said the man was conscious when firefighters arrived on the scene.
“He was reported VSA (vital signs absent) with [the]public starting CPR,” Patton told the Advertiser via Twitter just hours after the first call was received.
“We administered [oxygen] and stabilized patient and removed from gorge. Patient was talking to his son when we loaded him into the ambulance.”
The man was expected to be okay.
About three hours after the call at the Elora Gorge, Centre Wellington firefighters were called to respond with their boat to help the OPP search for two boys reported missing along the creek near the 2nd Line of Centre Wellington.
But just 30 minutes after receiving the call, Patton posted the following on Twitter: “Centre Wellington Fire happy to report the two missing boys have been found and are in good condition.”
Emergency officials are reminding everyone to take extra care this summer on roads and on the water.
Dog left in parked car
FERGUS – Wellington County OPP is reminding the public to consider leaving their pets at home and not in parked vehicles during warm weather.
Police say they were recently called to investigate a vehicle parked in Fergus with a dog inside. The owner was located and “a potentially deadly situation was prevented because of a concerned citizen that contacted police,” OPP stated in a press release.
Police warn that a vehicle parked in the shade on a mild day with the windows slightly open can quickly reach deadly temperatures. Owners who choose to leave pets unattended in vehicles may face charges under the Ontario SPCA Act or the Criminal Code of Canada.
For more information about pets and the hot weather, contact the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or a local Humane Society.
