Three witnesses jump into Kootenay Lake to rescue driver from sinking truck in Nelson
Police in Nelson, B.C., are crediting three witnesses who went into Kootenay Lake to rescue a woman whose pickup truck was submerged and sinking.
Reported by Vancouver Is Awesome; Nelson police confirmation pending.
Illustrative photoThree witnesses jumped into Kootenay Lake to rescue a woman from her pickup truck, and police in Nelson, B.C., are crediting them for it.
The woman's truck was submerged and sinking, Vancouver Is Awesome reported in a story datelined Nelson. According to the report, the three people went into the water to carry out the rescue.
Nelson is in the Kootenays, well outside Metro Vancouver. Still, it is a B.C. story about bystanders stepping in during an emergency on the water, something that matters to anyone who drives, boats or lives near a lake in the province.
Police have publicly credited the three witnesses for the rescue.
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