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An eight-year-old boy in Saskatoon is alive because Brad Pilon went out for a Saturday afternoon jog.
Pilon and his wife Ashley were running on the Meewasin trail around 5:30 p.m. when, according to Medavie Health Services, Brad heard screaming coming from the South Saskatchewan River.
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An eight-year-old boy, who had been playing along the riverbank with his seven-year-old cousin, had slipped and fallen into the water. The current from the river quickly pulled the eight year old away from the shoreline. Brad said he heard the boy screaming that he couldn’t swim and then saw him briefly go under the water.
Posted: Apr 12, 2021 9:46 AM CT | Last Updated: April 12
Jogger pulls boy from river in Saskatoon
CBC News Saskatoon3 days ago
0:26Brad Pilon said that he heard two kids screaming for help. That s when he noticed the boy in the river.0:26
A Saskatoon man pulled a boy who couldn t swim to shore from the South Saskatchewan River on Saturday.
Brad Pilon and his wife, Ashley, were taking part in a fitness challenge that had them running four miles every four hours for 48 hours. At around 5 p.m. they had run just over 51 km in a 28-hour span, and they were returning from the eighth leg of the challenge.
By Vanese M. Ferguson
Apr 12, 2021 7:35 AM
Medavie Health Services West says their paramedics were called out at 5:32 pm on Saturday to help an 8 year old boy who had been pulled from the river.
Medavie says their paramedics learned that the 8 year old and his 7 year old cousin were on the river bank when the older child slipped and fell into the river. The current quickly swept him from the shoreline and into immediate danger.
Brad and his wife Ashley Pilon were running along Meewasin Trail and heard the boy screaming he couldn’t swim. Brad Pilon ran into the river and was able to grab the boy, who had already gone under once, and swim him back to the shore.