EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WFRV) – One man is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after firefighters rescued him from a river Tuesday morning in Wisconsin, authorities say.
According to a release from the Eau Claire Fire Department, crews responded at 8:03 a.m. to an area of the Chippewa River between the Lake Street Bridge and the Water Street Bridge where a man was seen struggling to stay afloat in the water.
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Officials say rescue equipment was set up on the east bank of the river near the Water Street Bridge before an ECFD firefighter entered the river in a wetsuit, swam to the man, and kept them afloat until a rescue boat could assist.
The man was taken back to shore before being taken to the hospital by ambulance for non-life-threatening injuries.
No other information is available at this time.
