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Members of the Portland, Connecticut Fire Department in a rigid inflatable boat. The photo is not from the recent rescue. (Portland CT Fire Department Photo)

Kayaker Clinging To Log Rescued In Connecticut River

Connecticut firefighters rescued a kayaker who had fallen into the water and was clinging to a log in the Connecticut River last night.

According to officials with the Portland, Connecticut Fire Department, they received a report of a kayaker in distress on the Connecticut River on Sunday night, March 15.

Firefighters were able to spot the kayaker in the water clinging to a large log near Portland Boat Works.

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Portland firefighters launched a Zodiac rescue boat and pulled the kayaker into the boat.

The kayaker was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

There was no word on the kayaker’s condition or how the person came to be in the water.