Article contentA kite boarder “in distress” was pulled unconscious from Lake Ontario near Toronto’s Cherry Beach Sunday afternoon after a sudden and fierce rainstorm swept across the city and parts of surrounding regions. The man, believed to be between 40 and 50 years old and an experienced boarder, was administered “life saving measures” before being transported to hospital by ambulance, according to Toronto police. Try refreshing your browser, or Unconscious surfer rescued near Toronto's Cherry Beach after heavy rainstorm winds 'slammed' him into water Back to videoA fellow surfer, 61-year-old Andrew Kaczmarek, said in an interview that the storm came up very suddenly, and that five or six of some 25 wind-seeking adventurers on the water were unable to get to shore before it hit. “It was a windy day but at a certain point the sky got very dark,” he said. He was unconscious in the water.”Kaczmarek said the man, who he declined to identify for privacy reasons, may have been picked up by the wind and then “slammed” on the water.

Source: National Post November 15, 2020 22:40 UTC