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Person trapped under vehicle in Chilliwack suffered heart attack

Air ambulance dispatched following incident on Yale Road near Victor Street
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(Black Press Media file photo)

Emergency crews were called out to a person who was trapped under a car on Yale Road Friday.

The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. on Yale Road near Victor Street where there were reports of a patient in cardiac arrest underneath a vehicle.

By 11:38 a.m., CPR was being performed on the person.

An air ambulance was dispatched, and crews were initially looking to set up a landing zone at Chilliwack Senior Secondary School, but it is believe the helicopter landed at Chilliwack Airport.

Check back here for more as it becomes available.

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I started my career at The Chilliwack Progress in 2000 as a photojournalist.
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