Three separate rivers rescues in West Country

A party of five was rescued from the North Saskatchewan River by emergency crews on Friday.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP and Clearwater Fire were called after a canoe had capsized near the Bighorn Dam, stranding four adults and one youth on the shore of a small island. 

Fire, EMS, Search and Rescue and RCMP were dispatched. Fire rescue deployed their Zodiac jet boat and ferried the individuals to the mainland.

Search and Rescue met and assisted the individuals when they arrived on shore getting them safely back to their vehicle.

No injuries were reported during this incident.

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On Saturday, the Rocky Mountain House RCMP and Clearwater Fire received a request for assistance on the North Saskatchewan River.

A canoe had capsized near the Bighorn Dam for the second day in a row, causing two adults to be stranded on logs in the river.

 Both parties were wearing personal floatation devices.

Fire rescue deployed their Zodiac jet boat and ferried the individuals to the main land.

There were no injuries.

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Also on Saturday, the Rocky RCMP were contacted by the International Emergency Response Coordination Centre that two men had capsized their canoe in the North Saskatchewan River near the Saunders Recreation Area.

Their canoe continued down the river and both men were stranded, one the north side of the river and the other on the south side.

RCMP deployed their jet boat and recovered both individuals and returned them to their vehicles.

Both parties were wearing personal floatation devices. and were not hurt.

The water levels on the North Saskatchewan River are extremely high.

The public are being asked to stay off the water until the water levels recede.