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Search & Rescue Operations Underway off Lawrencetown Beach |
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Written by D.L. McCracken
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Thursday, 29 December 2005 |
Rescue workers from the the West Lawrencetown Fire Department rescue team along with a search and rescue Cormorant helicopter are searching over the waters of Conrad's Beach and Lawrencetown Beach after calls came in regarding a person floundering in the frigid waters just off the coast.
The first rescue vehicles from the local fire department began rushing to the scene at approxiametly 3:30 PM today where search and rescue procedures were immediately put into place. As darkness approached, the only vehicle equipped to continue was the Cormorant helicopter and it is flying on a continuous sweep of a large area of the Lawrencetown coastline. From this reporter's vantage point, the only visible sign of activity is the constant roar of the Cormorant and the visibly bright sweeping searchlight being used by the search and rescue vehicle.
As of this report there have been no indications of a person or persons in distress in the waters although eye witnesses described a person dressed in a bright orange jacket and a touque, bobbing in the surf and who appeared to be waving for help.
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