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424 Transport and Rescue Squadron assists boater

from Belleville Intelligencer

424 Transport and Rescue Squadron assists boater Belleville Intelligencer Early Tursday morning, Aug. 11, a crew of a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-146 Griffon helicopter from 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron proceeded to a successful rescue by hoisting one person who was stranded on a shore of a river near Thistle Lake. At around 1 a.m., the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Trenton received a call for assistance from the Ontario Provincial Police from North Bay. One person, in good condition, was unreachable on the shore of the river after the boat got stranded at the bottom of rapids. READ MORE

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