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Man with severe burns airlifted after stepping on flare at Ladysmith marina

Air ambulance lands at Raven Point Marina Thursday afternoon
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A man was taken to hospital from Raven Point Inn & Marina after burning his foot on a flare. (Tyler Hay photo) Raven Point Marina owner Daniel Maloney assists emergency crews after a man stepped on a flair at the docks and suffered serious burns on Sept. 23. (Photo by Tyler Hay)

One man was transported to hospital after an incident involving a flare at Raven Point Marina in Ladysmith this afternoon, Sept. 23.

B.C. Emergency Health Services loaded the man into an ambulance to take him to a landing site for an air ambulance. Eyewitnesses said the man injured his foot and sustained severe burns after stepping on a flare.

No one else was injured in the incident and there were no damages to property.


 

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