No body found after fire dept. wraps search for woman said to have fallen in river
Police checking missing persons files for potentially related cases
The Saskatoon Fire Department says no body was found Sunday after crews finished searching the South Saskatchewan River for a woman said to have fallen in the water.
A witness standing on the east riverbank at about 6:30 a.m. CST told emergency services he saw a woman fall from the pedestrian walkway under the Circle Drive Bridge and fall into the water.
Crews identified a part of the walkway under the bridge where they think the person might have fallen in. The snow in that area had been disturbed, but crews said they were not sure that was the location because the area is a popular walking spot and someone else could have moved it.
Rescue workers in this video are standing at the location where they think the person might have fallen from the bridge <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yxe?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#yxe</a> <a href="https://t.co/snJbedXWx0">pic.twitter.com/snJbedXWx0</a>
—@aliciaebridgesThe Saskatoon Fire Department wrapped up its initial search of the area before 11:30 a.m. CST.
Saskatoon police Staff Sgt. Maj. Grant Obst said police were checking missing persons reports to see if any cases could be related.
"We're hoping that if somebody is missing somebody they'll let us know, but at this point we've got very little to go on," said Obst.
He said the police air support unit will be used and expects they will dedicate as much time as possible to continuing the search.
When similar cases have arisen in the past, Obst said the airplane has travelled up to 70 kilometres down the river to search.
With files from CBC's Alicia Bridges