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\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nA CityNews Calgary reporter is being credited with helping save a man\u2019s life after pulling him from a river on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Phoenix Phillips says he and his wife were enjoying the afternoon along the Bow River at Harvie Passage when a woman shouted that there was \u201ca body in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n
Phillips, a former lifeguard, immediately ran toward the river.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you hear that, I turn my head to the right, and there it was,\u201d he said. \u201cI looked at my wife and said, \u2018here we go.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Phillips and several bystanders worked together to bring the man to shore. Phillips began mouth-to-mouth resuscitation once on land, while another person performed chest compressions.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor fifteen minutes we worked on this guy,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cThe only thing going through my mind was we got to give this guy a fighting chance.\u201d<\/p>\n
EMS confirmed the man was taken to hospital in life\u2011threatening condition. <\/p>\n
Phillips estimates nearly a dozen people assisted in some way, from providing medical care to helping emergency crews and managing the crowd.<\/p>\n
He later spoke briefly with the attending physician. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe couldn\u2019t offer me too much information, but he did look at me and say, \u2018Phoenix, he has a pulse and you guys saved him,’\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Phillips walked away with only minor scrapes from shielding the man\u2019s head against a rock during the rescue.<\/p>\n
He hopes the experience encourages others to learn first aid.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you can help somebody, you change somebody\u2019s life\u2026maybe even keep somebody\u2019s life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Alberta Health Services had no update on the man\u2019s condition as of broadcast time.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tCityNews reporter Phoenix Phillips on July 14, 2026, reenacting what happened a day earlier at Calgary’s Harvie Passage when he helped save a man’s life. (CityNews\/Edward Djan) <\/p>\n
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