Portage la Prairie man, 40, airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after assault

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A 40-year-old Portage la Prairie antheral was taken to infirmary by aerial ambulance and remains successful captious condition after an assault Friday night, Manitoba RCMP say.

33-year-old arrested aft superior battle extracurricular location successful Somerset: Manitoba RCMP

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· Posted: Mar 22, 2025 2:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

A reddish  chopper  with achromatic  lettering speechmaking  "STARS" flies successful  the air.

A record photograph shows a STARS aerial ambulance helicopter. A 40-year-old antheral from Portage la Prairie was taken by STARS to infirmary with life-threatening injuries aft an battle Friday night, constabulary say. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

A 40-year-old Portage la Prairie antheral was taken to infirmary by aerial ambulance and remains successful captious condition after an assault Friday night, Manitoba RCMP say.

Pembina Valley RCMP were called to a location successful the colony of Somerset, astir 65 kilometres southwest of Portage la Prairie, with a study of a superior battle extracurricular the location astir 10:45 p.m. Friday.

The 40-year-old was recovered with life-threatening injuries and taken by STARS aerial ambulance to hospital, wherever helium remained successful captious information arsenic of aboriginal Saturday afternoon, an RCMP spokesperson told CBC via email.

STARS confirmed successful an email it took the patient to Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg successful superior condition.

A 33-year-old antheral was arrested and is successful constabulary custody, the RCMP spokesperson said. He did not accidental whether immoderate charges person been laid, but said the probe is continuing.

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