Police save youth from Red River

Quick thinking from the Manitoba First Nation Police Service (MFNPS) on Roseau River First Nation resulted in a water rescue of a youth in distress.

In a Monday press release the MFNPS said they received a call in the early morning hours of May 31 advising them a female youth in distress had left her residence and was believed to be at risk for entering the Red River.

Police spotted her floating down the river in what they describe as a “significant distance from shore”.

“Officers entered the water to reach the individual while another officer remained on the shoreline, maintaining communication with dispatch, monitoring the situation and coordinating updates,” they said.

The female was safely retrieved from the river, handed off to EMS and transported to hospital.

“MFNPS acknowledges the professionalism, teamwork, and rapid response of the attending officers, whose actions directly contributed to the preservation of life,” the release said.