Ottawa
A woman had to be rescued after falling down the embankment of an Ottawa River lookout early Wednesday, according to first responders. She was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Fire department’s rope rescue team called in to help
CBC News · Posted: Jun 24, 2026 11:11 AM EDT | Last Updated: June 24
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Ottawa firefighters and paramedics rescued a woman who fell from a lookout down a steep embankment early Wednesday. (Ottawa Fire Services)
A woman had to be rescued after falling down the embankment of an Ottawa River lookout early Wednesday, according to first responders.
Ottawa paramedics said they were called to the Rockcliffe lookout east of downtown around 1:30 a.m.
They made their way down to the injured woman and called in an Ottawa Fire Services rope rescue team, according to firefighters.
A member of the team rappelled about six metres down the embankment to reach the woman and helped co-ordinate her rescue along the shoreline.
She was taken to hospital with serious injuries, paramedics said.
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