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Quebec coroner Géhane Kamel has found that Montreal firefighter Pierre Lacroix's death during a rescue operation in the Lachine Rapids in October 2021 was "accidental." In her report made public Thursday, Kamel noted certain shortcomings on the night of the tragedy and made a series of recommendations to various authorities, including the Montreal Fire Department (SSIM) and the Ministry of Public Safety.

Quebec coroner Géhane Kamel says the city's fire department must provide its members with more practical training in rescues on water.

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MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending that Montreal firefighters be better trained on water rescues, after the 2021 drowning of firefighter Pier...

MONTREAL — The coroner who investigated the 2021 drowning of a Montreal firefighter in the St. Lawrence River has concluded the members of the fire department's water rescue squad were brave but undertrained.