Calgary Boy Rescued from Near-Drowning | Calgary News

Calgary News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 9, 2026 · 1m

A Calgary boy, just nine, is fighting for his life after a harrowing near-drowning in the Shuswap River — submerged for 5 to 10 minutes before being rescued by strangers who happened to be medics on their day off. His parents were on a spontaneous family trip when he vanished under current and driftwood; his dad wasn’t at the riverbank, but beachgoers urged him across. Miraculous CPR from bystanders bought time until paramedics arrived. Now sedated from lung damage, he’s showing signs of recovery: organs working, brain tests positive, waking up to his dad’s voice. The family’s rallying cry?…