Ottawa fire crews rescued a bicycle owner from a sticky scenario Tuesday night after an off-road bike trip went awry.
Ottawa Fireplace Companies stated in a press release {that a} bicycle owner known as 911 shortly earlier than 7 p.m. on Tuesday, relaying that he went for a trip in Marlborough Forest close to Richmond however turned caught in waist-deep water after attempting to get his bike via heavy terrain.
The 911 dispatcher bought the bicycle owner’s GPS co-ordinates and handed them to the hearth crews heading to the forest, advising responders to enter by way of Goodstown Street, moderately than the Kettles Street entrance the person had initially used.
The search occasion cut up up at a fork within the path with crews heading south and west into the forest.
Dispatchers stayed on the road calming the caught bicycle owner for practically an hour as crews looked for his whereabouts, OFS stated.
Finally, an off-road utility automobile was introduced in to hurry up the hunt, however it, too, turned caught within the muddy terrain, in response to the assertion.
It was three firefighters who ultimately made their manner via the forest on foot who made contact with the bicycle owner, who had seen their flashlights and known as to them.
The person was free of the muck round 7:49 p.m., at which level he was taken out of the forest and met by paramedics. One of many firefighters was additionally handled for warmth exhaustion, OFS stated.
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