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Medical emergency temporarily closes Penticton pool

(STEVE ARSTAD / iNFOnews.ca)

January 16, 2016 - 3:32 PM

PENTICTON – The pool at the Penticton Community Centre was closed last night following a medical emergency involving a patron.

Staff rescued the woman from the pool around 7 p.m., Jan. 16, and provided first aid until paramedics arrived, according to a media release from the city.

She was taken to Penticton Regional Hospital. No word on her current condition.

The pool closed early last night but reopened as usual this morning.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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