News release from the Fort Wayne Fire Department:
Yesterday’s South Coliseum Boulevard water rescue
(June 20, 2015) – The FWFD was dispatched on a water rescue at 1100 South Coliseum. A motorist called 911 reporting a man was struggling in the water just East of the Coliseum bridge. Battalion 10 took Command at the Coliseum bridge. Battalion 11 took a position on the Maplecrest bridge. Boat 1 approached from the West, Raft 10 from the flooded Lakeside Golf Course, and Raft 4 approached from the East with New Haven Fire Raft 10. Truck 1 was used to light the area.
The man was found struggling in the river along a bank 400 yards downstream, and sank in the water as the rescuers approached. The victim was pulled into Boat 1 and quickly delivered to the Niagara boat ramp where paramedics waited to examine him. Paramedics transported the victim to a local healthcare facility.
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