Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Popkum Fire Department volunteers were dispatched to a reported drowning on Mathela Crescent Tuesday morning (July 25) after 7:30 a.m. An air ambulance was initially dispatched, and a landing zone had been set up, before being canceled. The victim had been administered CPR; other first responders like RCMP and BC EHS were dispatched as well.
Popkum Fire responds to drowning call
Popkum Fire Department responds to reported drowning Tuesday morning
Jul 25, 2023 | 8:59 AM
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**UPDATE at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday: RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk, media relations spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, has confirmed that a 30-year-old man tragically died after being found in a backyard pool.**
CHILLIWACK — The Popkum Fire Department has responded to a reported drowning Tuesday morning (July 25) involving an individual who was reportedly in a pool in a backyard.
According to scanner traffic, Popkum Fire responded to a possible drowning that reportedly occurred on Mathela Crescent on Cheam First Nation.
RCMP attended alongside Popkum Fire and ambulance personnel; cardiopulmonary resuscitation was in progress as of 7:57 a.m., according to initial reports from scanner traffic.
