When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after 09h00, they found the man lying in front of a house surrounded by bystanders.

The man was found to be in a critical condition and was treated with advanced life support interventions before being transported to hospital for further medical care.

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It is understood that the man slumped forward while canoeing with a friend and fell out of the canoe.

The friend managed to rescue him from the water and get him safely to shore where bystander CPR was performed on him.

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Once they got his breathing and pulse back they managed to bring him from the river to the house where the paramedics had found him.

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