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Fire Rescue recovers person stranded in Kaministiquia River

A person who ended up in the Kaministiquia River has been retrieved by Thunder Bay Fire Rescue.

Crews were sent to the James Street Bridge around 2:25 p.m. on Monday after receiving reports that someone may have jumped from the bridge.

When fire rescue got on the scene they deployed a rescue watercraft and found the person on a wooden structure in the river.

The individual was brought into the boat and transported to the Mountdale Boat Launch where emergency medical services were waiting to provide further assessment.

 

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5:40 am, May 18, 2026
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