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COM VIDEO: Fans react to another season at Canad Inns Stadium POLL: Would you jump into the Red River to save someone in trouble? �� A WINNIPEG police officer who rescued a 15- year- old boy from the Red River Sunday afternoon had to be rescued himself after he became stuck in river mud. Const. Kevin Gibson went to the Point Douglas side of the Louise Bridge just after 1 p. m. Sunday, responding to a call of a man struggling in the river. Gibson said the man who fit the description was safe and fishing on the shore from a nearby boat launch but as he looked around the area, he saw a person in the river 30 metres upstream. " I started running in that direction and sure enough I see a head in the water and an arm grasping out," Gibson, 44, who was the first officer on the scene, said. " He went under the water twice... I jumped in the river." Gibson said the boy was about eight metres from shore. He grabbed him and got him back towards the shore until he could stand up. That's when the river bottom got hold of Gibson. " I carried him out of the river - he was stiff as a board, shivering and ( he) couldn't talk and ( was) crying. " I was going to carry him out in my arms but as I started walking on the river bottom I just sank past my knees and up to my waist. " I'm stuck, in water up to my neck and holding him up out of the water." Gibson said he was afraid of losing his balance and falling under if he tried to move. He decided to stay put until help arrived. " It wasn't worth the risk. I just waited, holding him like that until someone could take him from me." Gibson's superior, Sgt. Ed Chalmers, arrived, waded out to help Gibson but he too sank into the river bottom to his knees. "( Chalmers) stayed there, an arm'slength away, and was there in case I needed help to hold up the boy." Gibson said the river must have been cold but he never noticed it. " That was the last thing on my mind," he said. " The adrenaline is going, I'm in work mode, I had my full uniform on and a bullet- proof vest. I never noticed it." A Winnipeg fire rescue boat arrived and its crew jumped into the water, placed the boy onto a stretcher board, lifted him up into the boat and took him to shore to awaiting paramedics. Gibson watched, still stuck up to his waist in the river bottom. " They made a human chain with firemen and yanked me out of the river." Gibson said other officers accompanied the boy to hospital. He never learned how the boy found himself in the river. Gibson just celebrated his 24th anniversary as a member of the Winnipeg Police Service. He had to jump into the Red River once before, in the spring of 1997 when a car plunged in near the Disraeli Bridge and witnesses didn't see anyone climb out. He tied a rope around his waist and went in but there was no one inside the car. Turns out the car was stolen and the thieves had locked the accelerator pedal down and launched it, empty, down the bank and into the river. " I felt kind of embarrassed... I risked my life to go into an empty car," he said. " Over 24 years, I've been in the river twice." aldo. santin@ freepress. mb. ca Top News A 3- 5 Manitoba A 6,7 Canada A 10,11 World A 13 Editorials A 14 Letters to the Editor A 15 City B 1 Business B 4 Sports C 1 Family Notices C 12 Jumble C 13 Classified C 14 TV C 15 Weather C 16 Entertainment D 1 Movies D 2 Miss Lonelyhearts D 5 Horoscope D 5 Comics D 6 Diversions D 7 . COLUMNISTS Gordon Sinclair Jr. A 4 Jonathan Naylor A 14 Dan Lett B 1 Martin Cash B 4 Gary Lawless C 4 Tim Campbell C 4 Brad Oswald D 1 Gwenda Nemerofsky D 4 BYFIELD , Ernell William. CHAPMAN , Howard Kenneth. COLLINS , Joanne Gail. D'AOUST , Elizabeth. GREENWOOD ( n�e DONALDSON), Kathleen ( Kay). HEILMANN , Maya Marie. HILDEBRAND , Agatha. HUTCHISON , Jo- Anne Irene. 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Call or email before 11 a. m. during the week or 1 p. m. on weekends. City delivery 697- 7001 Outside Winnipeg 1- 800- 542- 8900 and press 1 Live representatives available 6 a. m.- 6 p. m. Mon.- Fri. 6 a. m.- 1 p. m. Sat. Closed Sun. . TO SUBSCRIBE 697- 7001 Outside Winnipeg 1- 800- 542- 8900 . SWITCHBOARD 697- 7000 ADVERTISING Classified ( Mon- Fri) 697- 7100 wfpclass@ freepress. mb. ca Obituaries ( Sun- Fri) 697- 7384 Display 697- 7122 Privacy policy and questions www. winnipegfreepress. com/ privacy. html THE Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has joined the chorus of people criticizing the decision to release a five- month- old black bear into the wild. Grand Chief Derek Nepinak issued a release saying he's upset with the release of the bear known as Makoon into a remote area, and the government should re- examine its decision. The bear had been found in the St. Malo area in March and stayed at the Assiniboine Park Zoo as it grew. Animal advocates wanted the bear to go to a sanctuary to grow even more before being released, but Manitoba Conservation flew the bear to a remote location Tuesday and freed it. " I am very upset that this government turned a blind eye and ear to solid scientific evidence and the call of thousands of Manitobans on the release of this baby bear cub into nature at this time," the AMC statement said. " This decision by Conservation Minister Gord Mackintosh indicates poor decision- making and displays a lack of concern for the bear's well- being. In addition, this move quite possibly contravenes the province's own animal care legislation. By releasing Makoon into nature at such a young age, this bear will experience extreme anxiety and/ or distress that will significantly impair its health and well- being in what will likely be a considerably short life. " The name Makoon is tied to my family name of ' Niibin Makoonse,' which is the root of my family name many generations ago. As such, I feel a strong connection to these animals. " First Nations are taught to treat bears with respect and reverence and the province's actions indicates a complete lack of respect not only for the cub, but a complete lack of appreciation for the cultural significance the bear holds in First Nations culture and family," Nepinak's statement said. - Gabrielle Giroday Bear's release into wild miffs chief Rescuer needed rescuing Saves boy, gets stuck in riverbed By Aldo Santin BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Const. Kevin Gibson, who rescued a boy from the Red River, had to be rescued himself after he got stuck in the river mud. INSIDE DEATHS LOTTERIES REACH US CANADA POST SALES AGREEMENT NO. 0563595 Recycled newsprint is used in the production of the newspaper. Please recycle. A_ 02_ Jun- 21- 12_ FP_ 01. indd A2 6/ 20/ 12 10: 08: 25 PM ;