Category: Firefighter missing

Search Continues for Two Missing Quebec Firefighters Swept Away During Spring Floods

May 2, 2023
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The search is continuing for two missing firefighters who were carried away by floodwaters northeast of Quebec City. The firefighters were helping two residents near St-Urbain, Que., in Quebec’s Charlevoix region, when they went missing Monday afternoon. Charlevoix is one of several parts of the province hit hard by flooding after a period of heavy…

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Quebec Flooding: Two Firefighters Missing Northeast of Capital, States of Emergency

May 1, 2023
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Provincial police have confirmed that two people swept away by the current on the flooded Rivière du Gouffre in Quebec’s Charlevoix region, where up to 60 millimetres of rain fell within a 24-hour period, are firefighters. Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, a spokesperson for the Quebec provincial police, said the firefighters were swept away while helping two…

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