Thursday, October 6, 2011

Man stable after medical distress call in Queens County


A 54-year-old man is reported to be in stable condition after going into medical distress while on a canoeing trip with friends on Lake Rossignol, Queens County. The Annapolis County native was located and rescued by a Joint Rescue Coordination Centre helicopter around 10am Thursday morning. Queens RCMP, EMO, the Department of Natural Resources, local Department of Fisheries officials and North Queens Ground Search and Rescue aided in the search. The man was airlifted from a cabin along Lake Rossignol to South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater.