Montreal Gazette
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Jul 22, 2026
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Bystander on jet ski rescued kayakers after Montreal firefighters couldn't reach them
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MONTREAL NEWS
Bystander on jet ski rescued kayakers after Montreal firefighters couldn’t reach them
The incident comes nearly five years after a firefighter was killed during a similar rescue operation.
The incident comes nearly five years after a Montreal firefighter drowned during a similar rescue operation. As seen in this file photo, rescue teams work the scene of recovery operation after a fire department boat capsized and a fireman drown while rescuing two boaters in the Lachine Rapids in Montreal, on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. (Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette)
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