{"id":815516,"date":"2026-07-21T03:25:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T03:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/815516\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T03:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T03:25:29","slug":"boater-jumped-ship-after-severe-rain-sinks-vessel-on-ottawa-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/815516\/","title":{"rendered":"Boater jumped ship after severe rain sinks vessel on Ottawa River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A boater made it to the shores of the Ottawa River unscathed after the vessel they were in rapidly filled with rainwater. <\/p>\n<p>The incident happened on Saturday around 4:46 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.citynews.ca\/2026\/07\/18\/thunderstorm-warning-in-place-for-ottawa-saturday-afternoon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">when the city experienced torrential rain as thunderstorms rolled through the region<\/a>. A 911 call reported a 14-foot aluminum boat near Morin Road and Boise Lane. The caller said they saw the boat filling with water during the storm and witnessed a person jump into the water.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters, who specialize in water rescues, were sent to the east end. Crews launched a rescue boat upriver from the incident and arrived in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OttFire\/status\/2079256432864837847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the area where they saw the capsized vessel.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The occupant made it the 100 metres to shore from the boat and was checked out by paramedics.<\/p>\n<p>The team towed the boat to shore, turned it upright and used a pump to remove the water before giving it back to the owner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis incident provides a strong reminder during National Drowning Prevention Week that weather conditions can change quickly on the water,\u201d a press release reads. <\/p>\n<p>A statistic shared by the Lifesaving Society notes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesavingsociety.com\/water-safety\/boating.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">when boating alone, drowning fatalities happen in 30 per cent of incidents. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Ottawa as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ottawa.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778352312_74_google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A boater made it to the shores of the Ottawa River unscathed after the vessel they were in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":815517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-815516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}