A suspect was rushed to hospital after he jumped into a river north of Montreal to escape police.
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Man fleeing police jumps into freezing river

This is something you should not do in Canada in November: a young man being chased by police north of Montreal early this morning jumped into the Rivière Des Prairies. “We lost his trace and we were afraid for his life of course … it was very dark,” said police Constable Nathalie Lorrain.

Not only is the river fast it is also very cold at this time of year. The officers searched for several minutes with no luck but eventually a police dog was able to track down the suspect.

“He had bit of difficulty breathing … and he was transported to hospital,” said Lorrain.

Police are searching for two other people in the same case. They suspect the three had been walking through apartment building parking lots and trying to break into cars.

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