Leaf Rapids RCMP officers helped get a man in need of medical assistance from a remote cabin to the hospital on March 28.
Police were contacted around 6:15 p.m. that day by a man reporting that a friend of his was in medical distress near Suwannee Lake.
Accompanied by paramedics, officers drove about 40 kilometres south of Leaf Rapids on Highway 391 where they were met by the man who reported the medical emergency. They then snowmobiled with him to the cabin about 6.5 kilometres away to retrieve an 85-year-old man in medical distress, who was then transported back to the vehicles in a sled behind a snowmobile.
He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
“In remote areas it can be a challenge to respond to emergency situations,” said Sgt. Lisa Wowchuk, Leaf Rapids detachment commander. “In this instance, our officers, EMS and community members worked together and were able to get this male the medical assistance he needed.”
