Two foreign exchange students are lucky to be alive after nearly drowning Tuesday at Thetis Lake in View Royal.
Three members of the public that were nearby noticed the two 16-year-old boys were in trouble and pulled both of them out of the water to safety. One was unharmed but the other was in significant medical distress when B.C. Ambulance paramedics and View Royal firefighters arrived on scene by boat.
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This is the first near drowning rescue firefighters and paramedics have been called to this year at Thetis Lake Park. But, as Hurst noted, it is not the first time rescuers have been called to rescue someone or recover a body at the lake.
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In total, eight firefighters and two paramedics were called to the lake at approximately 1:45 p.m. The boys were swimming on the east side of the lake, often referred to as the sunny side cliffs.
