Four sent to hospital after their canoe capsized in Ottawa River.

Emergency crews were called to the Ottawa River Sunday evening after getting reports of the incident.

At around 7 p.m. Sunday, Ottawa Fire Service's water rescue crews were deployed to an area east of the Duchesne Rapids.

Ottawa Police officers had assisted three of the swimmers who swam out of the river and onto the shore.

An Ottawa Fire Services water rescue specialty team rescued the fourth person who was still in the river.

Ottawa Paramedics treated the four boaters for hypothermia and transported them to hospital.

The fire department said all four people were wearing life-jackets.