Elderly woman in critical condition after being pulled from Rockcliffe Park swimming area

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A woman in her 80s was transported to the hospital by paramedics in “very serious” condition after bystanders pulled her from a public pond in Rockcliffe Park on Friday.

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Emergency crews responding to a 9-1-1 call at 12:46 p.m. on Aug. 14 found the woman in life-threatening condition, Chris Bourne, service duty officer at the Ottawa Paramedic Service, told the Ottawa Citizen.

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“She was pulled from the water unconscious by bystanders and resuscitation was started on scene,” Bourne said.

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Paramedics said the woman was breathing after being resuscitated at the scene and was then transported to a hospital.

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The public swimming area, known as The Pond, is located near McKay Lake in the Rockcliffe Park neighbourhood.

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