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CBC
20 hours ago
- CBC
London teen drowns, 12-year old rescued, at Ipperwash Beach
Social Sharing Police say an 18-year-old from London drowned at Ipperwash Beach on Monday afternoon trying to save his 12-year-old brother who was rescued by bystanders. It happened at about 4 p.m. on Monday on the section of Ipperwash Beach about halfway between Ipperwash Road and Army Camp Road. Police say the 12-year-old had drifted away from shore while using a floatation device. The 18-year-old went out into the water to help, and people on the beach noticed both were in distress. Bystanders were able to bring the 12-year-old back to shore and emergency crews were called. After a search involving boats and jet skis, the 18-year-old was found and pulled from the water, but was unresponsive. CBC News has confirmed with members of the London mosque that the victim was Ahmad Ramez Halabi, an older sibling to the younger boy. 'I feel so bad' says witness Mya McGowan was on the beach when it happened and said it took some time for the 18-year-old to be found after the boy was rescued. "After about 15 or 20 minutes of searching, they found the girl and brought her back of the chief truck and they were doing compressions for about 15 minutes, CPR," she said. "They were doing that for quite a while. They drove down towards the boat launch while doing it and that's the last thing that we saw until they pulled away. "I feel so bad, so terrible," said McGowan. Jeff Hill came to the beach from a nearby cottage while the search was underway. He said conditions on the water were calm at the time and that the beach wasn't crowded. "There wasn't a lot of people on the water and no one saw it until bad things happened," he said. The agencies involved in the rescue included the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Anishinabek Police Service, Lambton County Emergency Medical Services and Lambton Shores Fire and Emergency Services. An OPP spokesperson said they would not be releasing the name of the person who died, only saying that they are from London. "Our thoughts are with the family and everyone impacted by this tragic incident," said OPP Const. Jeanine Robertson. It's already been a bad summer for drownings on the Great Lakes in the London area. A 35-year-old Woodstock man drowned while swimming at Port Burwell on Lake Erie on June 22. A day later, a child was rescued from Lake Huron near Goderich after drifting far from shore while on an inflatable device. Halabi's funeral is scheduled for Thursday.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE 'Human skin' teddy bear discovery blows a lid on popular online marketplace for despicable items
It was a grotesque teddy bear so lifelike, it sparked a full blown police investigation in California after bystanders believed it had been stitched from real human skin. The macabre bear, purchased on online marketplace Etsy, had been left outside a gas station in Victorville, making for a disturbing find for customers who called 911 on Monday.
CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Man arrested after violent downtown altercation in Guelph
A Saturday afternoon in downtown Guelph turned chaotic after police responded to an altercation involving multiple people and a stolen backpack. The Guelph Police Service was called to the area around 3:13 p.m. for reports of a disturbance. Witnesses told officers that a 30-year-old man began yelling at a woman he knew and tried to take her backpack. The struggle caused her to fall and she was dragged along the ground. Two bystanders stepped in to help. One was punched in the face and the other had their backpack stolen, according to police. The suspect was located, arrested and now faces several charges including robbery, assault, theft under $5,000 and two counts of breaching probation.
Malay Mail
3 days ago
- Malay Mail
At least 30 hurt as car rams into Hollywood crowd outside club, driver shot by angry bystanders
LOS ANGELES, July 20 — A car ploughed into a crowd outside a Hollywood nightclub early Saturday, police said, injuring 30 people, with bystanders attacking and shooting the driver before he was detained by authorities. The suspect was 'undergoing surgery' and in stable condition, Lillian Carranza from the Los Angeles Police Department said. 'He is not free to leave, he is in the custody of Los Angeles Police Department,' Carranza told local news station KCAL, adding that police were looking into charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The driver was pulled out of the car by the crowd and attacked in the chaos that followed the car ramming, which took place around 2 am (0900 GMT), according to police. Authorities were searching for a gunman who shot and wounded the driver before fleeing on foot. Footage posted on social media showed panicked people running outside the club and victims sprawled on a blood-stained sidewalk, while others sobbed nearby. The driver of the car, reportedly a Nissan Versa sedan, was pulled from the vehicle by the crowd, handcuffed and brutally beaten, a video on social media showed. 'When officers arrived, they found the driver being assaulted by bystanders and determined he had sustained a gunshot wound,' a police statement said. ore than 100 firefighters responded to the scene in East Hollywood. 'We have 30 victims, 18 females and 12 males between the ages of the mid-twenties to early thirties,' Carranza said. even were in critical condition and six were in serious condition, authorities said. Ten suffered minor injuries while seven left the hospital against medical advice. 'Heartbreaking tragedy' Many clubgoers were outside when the car ploughed into the crowd, a taco truck and a valet stand. 'They were all standing in line going into a nightclub. There was a taco cart out there, so they were ... getting some food, waiting to go in. And there's also a valet line there,' Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Adam Van Gerpen told ABC News. 'The valet podium was taken out, the taco truck was taken out, and then a large number of people were impacted by the vehicle.' At dawn Saturday, a tow truck hauled away the car, its bumper torn off. Club employees power washed the sidewalk outside The Vermont Hollywood, which had been hosting a reggae and hip-hop event. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the incident 'a heartbreaking tragedy.' 'The hearts of Angelenos are with all of the victims impacted this morning – a full investigation into what happened is underway,' she said in a statement. The Vermont Hollywood club said on social media it was 'deeply saddened by the tragic incident.' The area of the car ramming is near Hollywood landmarks including Sunset Boulevard and the Walk of Fame – a sidewalk emblazoned with stars commemorating movie industry figures. — AFP
CNA
3 days ago
- CNA
Car ploughs into Los Angeles nightclub crowd, injuring 30
LOS ANGELES: A car ploughed into a crowd outside a Hollywood nightclub early Saturday (Jul 19), police said, injuring 30 people, with bystanders attacking and shooting the driver before he was detained by authorities. The suspect was "undergoing surgery" and in stable condition, Lillian Carranza from the Los Angeles Police Department said. "He is not free to leave, he is in the custody of Los Angeles Police Department," Carranza told local news station KCAL, adding that police were looking into charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The driver was pulled out of the car by the crowd and attacked in the chaos that followed the car ramming, which took place at around 2am, according to police. Authorities were searching for a gunman who shot and wounded the driver before fleeing on foot. Footage posted on social media showed panicked people running outside the club and victims sprawled on a blood-stained sidewalk, while others sobbed nearby. The driver of the car, reportedly a Nissan Versa sedan, was pulled from the vehicle by the crowd, handcuffed and brutally beaten, a video on social media showed. "When officers arrived, they found the driver being assaulted by bystanders and determined he had sustained a gunshot wound," a police statement said. More than 100 firefighters responded to the scene in East Hollywood. "We have 30 victims, 18 females and 12 males between the ages of mid-20s to early 30s," Carranza said. Seven were in critical condition and six were in serious condition, authorities said. Ten suffered minor injuries while seven left the hospital against medical advice. "HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDY" Many clubgoers were outside when the car ploughed into the crowd, a taco truck and a valet stand. "They were all standing in line going into a nightclub. There was a taco cart out there, so they were ... getting some food, waiting to go in. And there's also a valet line there," Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Adam Van Gerpen told ABC News. "The valet podium was taken out, the taco truck was taken out, and then a large number of people were impacted by the vehicle." At dawn on Saturday, a tow truck hauled away the car, its bumper torn off. Club employees power-washed the sidewalk outside The Vermont Hollywood, which had been hosting a reggae and hip-hop event. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the incident "a heartbreaking tragedy". "The hearts of Angelenos are with all of the victims impacted this morning – a full investigation into what happened is underway," she said in a statement. The Vermont Hollywood club said on social media it was "deeply saddened by the tragic incident." The area of the car ramming is near Hollywood landmarks, including Sunset Boulevard and the Walk of Fame – a sidewalk emblazoned with stars commemorating movie industry figures.
