MOOSEJAWTODAY.COM — On the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 3, the Moose Jaw Fire Department received a 911 call from a concerned motorist passing by the First Avenue Â鶹ÊÓƵeast bridge near the entrance to Wakamow Valley.
According to the Moose Jaw Police Service, the motorist had witnessed a pedestrian on or near the bridge and when the driver glanced back, the pedestrian had reportedly disappeared. This led the motorist to assume the individual had jumped into the river.
The Moose Jaw Police Service and Moose Jaw Fire Department along with EMS responded to the call and conducted a search and rescue operation. The fire department’s water rescue team was deployed as part of this operation.
Search efforts included a surveillance drone operated by the Moose Jaw Police Service as part of an assistance role, and a watercraft was operated by the fire department.
After an hour-long search, it was determined that nobody had entered the water.
The 911 call is believed to be a mistaken call and the rescue is likely to have been conducted as part of a non-event situation.
A report from the Moose Jaw Fire Department is expected to be released later this week, and more details will be provided as they become available.
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