‘Traumatized children’: 1-year-old bear sprayed at Saskatoon Ex – Saskatoon
A mom says her one-year-old child is recovering after getting bear sprayed on the Saskatoon Ex final week.
Based on police, there have been three reported incidents the place bear spray was deployed which can be being investigated.
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Keandra Williamson mentioned she was on the Ex together with her household on Thursday.
She mentioned her child’s father went to sit down down together with her younger daughter whereas Williamson was in line for meals.
“It had occurred proper the place he was sitting and we had caught the cloud so by the point I had a glance to see the place they have been, I couldn’t discover them,” Williamson informed World Information of her baby and the kid’s father.
Williamson mentioned her household rushed the newborn lady dwelling to scrub the bear spray off her.
“She was consistently crying. As quickly as we acquired dwelling, she was simply screaming in ache. It was simply terrible.”
Williamson needs the particular person chargeable for the incident to know the impression their actions had.
“(They) traumatized kids. It’s horrible to assume little youngsters have skilled this. They may all the time do not forget that this has occurred to them at a spot that was presupposed to be someplace to go for enjoyable,” she mentioned.
Williamson mentioned it took her daughter as much as three days to get well and she or he’s nonetheless rubbing her eyes and crying.
In a press release, Prairieland Park mentioned they made their greatest efforts to cease the mace and bear spray incidents.
“It’s unlucky that the actions of some have overshadowed the truthful this yr,” the assertion learn.
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Williamson instructed the Ex take into account metallic detectors.
Prairieland Park mentioned this can be a new problem for them, and they are going to be seeking to expertise sooner or later to assist them.
“Prairieland is already researching physique scanners and metallic detectors for use at large-scale public occasions on the Park,” the assertion added.
A primary for paramedics
The incidents of bear spray on the Ex are a primary for Medavie Well being Companies West, which has been part of the occasion since 1999.
Medavie spokesperson Troy Davies mentioned paramedics handled 5 separate sufferers throughout the week in addition to roughly 50 sufferers throughout a bear spray incident that came about throughout the Trooper live performance on Saturday evening.
Davies mentioned the incidents prompted quite a lot of disruption and saved paramedics busy.
“Particularly if folks get it of their eyes — that’s the place it’s essentially the most irritating. It’s a chemical that’s in your pores and skin and it causes prompt ache,” Davies mentioned.
Davies mentioned whereas getting bear sprayed isn’t life threatening, it’s not one thing folks can simply stroll away from.
For these on the live performance, Davies mentioned some folks weren’t immediately sprayed however had it on their clothes or rubbed their eyes.
Davies added it’s upsetting to know kids have been sprayed as effectively.
“Having them expertise that’s fairly brutal,” Davies mentioned. “On the finish of the day, no one was transported (to hospital), which is sweet. It’s simply one thing that hopefully we don’t see once more.”
Davies added he hopes it’s not a development that continues at different main occasions within the metropolis.
