A 16-year old boy received CPR after swept over a waterfall. The RCMP stated that the teenage boy died after he was swept over a waterfall while swimming near Vancouver.
Incident at the waterfall
In a news release, it stated that the 16-year old was swimming above Granite Falls with some friends at the north end of Indian Arm in Coquitlam when he was swept over.
The boy fell around 15 meters, leaving him with serious injuries. The police stated that the witnesses including off-duty nurses, helped pull the boy from the water and performed CPR, but he died of his injuries.
Being prepared
You can be prepared for emergencies by enrolling in a first aid course today. You will learn the essential life-saving skills including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that can help save lives by improving the chances of survival.
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LEARN MORE
Learn how to help by enrolling in a CPR training and for more information, check out these sources:
https://www.healthline.com/health/first-aid/cpr
https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-cpr-treatment
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-cpr/basics/art-20056600