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- A person in his 60s was crusing in a canoe within the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 4
- The canoe began taking over water and flipped over, leaving the person to cling to the boat till he was rescued
- He was pulled safely from the river almost two hours after the preliminary incident occurred
A person was rescued from his overturned canoe within the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 4, in line with Fox 29, ABC 6 and CBS News Philadelphia.
Round 4 a.m. native time, a person in his 60s was crusing in a canoe on the Schuylkill River when the canoe began taking over water after which flipped over. An hour later, he was found clinging to the boat and yelling for assist as he floated beneath the Falls Bridge.
The Philadelphia Police Marine Unit responded to the scene, and two officers labored to rescue him from the canoe. He was lastly pulled out of the water round 6 a.m.
The person was transported to a neighborhood hospital for analysis. The 2 officers have been additionally taken to the hospital for the minor accidents they sustained after slipping on the shoreline rocks throughout their rescue efforts.
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The rescue occurred a day after a dragon boat with 12 individuals overturned after hitting a pile of wooden particles within the Schuylkill River, per CBS News Philadelphia.
A number of individuals made it to the shoreline by themselves, whereas others have been pulled from the water by rescuers. One boater, Kathleen Tskalakos, was taken to the hospital with accidents. Tskalakos suffered bruising on her chest, per NBC 10.
A consultant for the Philadelphia Police Division didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for extra data on Wednesday.
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