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By Jesse Gill

Police

Medicine Hat Police Service patrol member enters river to apprehend a suspect

Mar 24, 2026 | 12:05 PM

A Medicine Hat Police Service patrol member entered the river on the weekend to apprehend a suspect.

Officers had responded to an assault in the Riverside area of the city on Saturday.

The suspect had fled the scene before officers arrived.

One officer found the suspect nearby and began a foot chase.

The suspect, attempting to escape arrest, jumped into the South Saskatchewan River.

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The officer entered the water and was able to bring the suspect safely back to shore.

A 50-year-old Medicine Hat man faces charges of assault, assault by choking, resisting arrest, and unlawful confinement.

He was remanded into custody to appear in court on Thursday.