By rdnewsNOW staff

Man rescued from North Saskatchewan River in Rocky Mountain House

Feb 12, 2019 | 11:19 AM

Rocky Mountain House RCMP are reminding citizens to stay off the ice and avoid open water areas after an early morning rescue on the North Saskatchewan River in Rocky Mountain House.

Mounties say they were contacted around 9:30 a.m. Monday by Rocky Mountain House Search and Rescue after a 57-year-old man became stuck on an island in the river after the ice behind his truck broke up.

Emergency Services including police and Rocky Mountain House Search and Rescue were called in to help with the situation.

RCMP say the man was transported by helicopter back to Rocky Mountain House but did not sustain any injuries.