A man is dead after an incident in the oilfield on Monday afternoon.
Crescent Point Energy confirmed in a press release that an employee of Aaron Well Servicing passed away at a Crescent Point site outside of Stoughton.
STARS air ambulance was dispatched from Regina to the Stoughton area at 12:48 p.m. for a scene call emergency, according to its Twitter feed.
Crescent Point stated that immediately after notification of the incident, it initiated its corporate emergency response and secured the site to ensure the ongoing safety of staff, the community, and environment. The company said it won’t release any further comments at this time. Work in the area appears to be halted for the time being.
Discover Weyburn news has reached out to the RCMP for more information.
Stoughton is about 60 kilometres east of Weyburn.