A girl who fell off the James Street swing bridge is lucky to be alive. Staff Sergeant Frank Earley says a call came in just before 4:30 this morning saying the girl had fallen into the Kam River. Earley says when police arrived they found the girl and her friend in the river. The boy and girl were rescued from the river and taken to hospital where it was determined the girl had no feeling from the waist down. Earley says the girl stepped through a hole on the bridge that couldn't be seen in the dark. Calls to CN rail have not been returned.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Girl could be paralyzed after falling from bridge
A girl who fell off the James Street swing bridge is lucky to be alive. Staff Sergeant Frank Earley says a call came in just before 4:30 this morning saying the girl had fallen into the Kam River. Earley says when police arrived they found the girl and her friend in the river. The boy and girl were rescued from the river and taken to hospital where it was determined the girl had no feeling from the waist down. Earley says the girl stepped through a hole on the bridge that couldn't be seen in the dark. Calls to CN rail have not been returned.
