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Firefighters and paramedics ease Gordon Johnson, 14, up the Scarborough Bluffs on a backboard

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Firefighters and paramedics ease Gordon Johnson, 14, up the Scarborough Bluffs on a backboard

Date9/9/1988

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Dunlop, Al (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Firefighters and paramedics ease Gordon Johnson; 14; up the Scarborough Bluffs on a backboard. The boy had fallen 30 metres backwards down the steep slope yesterday afternoon; but escaped with minor injuries. It s the third such incident in three months.

Subject

Falls (Accidents)

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000312F

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