Coroner Says Drowning of Montreal Firefighter Accidental, Recommends More Training

Coroner Says Drowning of Montreal Firefighter Accidental, Recommends More Training
A Montreal fire department truck is seen Mar. 21, 2023, in Montreal. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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A Quebec coroner is recommending that Montreal firefighters be better trained on water rescues, after the 2021 drowning of firefighter Pierre Lacroix in the St. Lawrence River.
Coroner Géhane Kamel says neither Lacroix nor the three other firefighters who came to the aid of boaters in distress on Oct. 17, 2021, were properly trained in whitewater rescues.