Posted: Jul 23, 2021 5:03 PM CT | Last Updated: July 23
Scott McDougall, the co-owner of Kanoe People in Whitehorse, rescued a man who was swept down the Yukon River Thursday.(Julien Gignac/CBC)
It was just another average day in Whitehorse. Until it wasn t.
A man swept down the Yukon River in downtown Whitehorse Thursday was rescued. But it wasn t first responders who got the man safely to shore: it was a small business owner.
Scott McDougall, the co-owner of Kanoe People, said he was operating on sheer reflexes when it all went down. It feels great to know I was able to help him, he said, adding that a mere seconds could have drastically changed the outcome.
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