{"id":821818,"date":"2026-07-23T23:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/821818\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T23:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:08:10","slug":"person-in-critical-condition-after-paddleboard-hits-bridge-in-calgary-ems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/821818\/","title":{"rendered":"Person in critical condition after paddleboard hits bridge in Calgary: EMS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A person is in life-threatening condition after their paddleboard hit part of a bridge along the Bow River in northwest Calgary, an EMS spokesperson told CBC News.<\/p>\n

Adult and youth were on same paddleboard on Bow River<\/p>\n

CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Jul 23, 2026 5:46 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago<\/p>\n

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\"AThe Bow River pictured on Thursday. A person is in life-threatening condition after their paddleboard hit part of a bridge along the river in northwest Calgary, an EMS spokesperson told CBC News. (Nate Luit\/CBC)<\/p>\n

A person is in life-threatening condition after their paddleboard hit part of a bridge along the Bow River in northwest Calgary Thursday afternoon, an EMS spokesperson told CBC News.<\/p>\n

An adult and a child were sharing a paddleboard when the watercraft hit an abutment of the 85th Street N.W. Bridge at about 1:10 p.m. in Calgary, by Bowness Park.<\/p>\n

The adult was taken to hospital in critical condition, while the child was able to get out of the river and did not require medical attention.<\/p>\n

CBC News has reached out to the Calgary Fire Department for additional information.<\/p>\n

With files from Michael King and Amir Said<\/p>\n

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