Individual Safely Rescued From Oswego River

Water Rescue graphic provided by Oswego City Fire Department.

OSWEGO – The Oswego City Police and Fire Departments responded to the Oswego River at 12:18 a.m. today, August 21, for a report of a person in the river.

Aided by bystanders, officers were able to locate an individual in the water who was hanging onto a floating dock near the Veteran’s Stage along W. Linear Park. Officers removed the individual from the water and with the assistance of fire department personnel, the individual was safely brought onto land.

This incident is being handled as a mental health complaint and no further information will be released at this point.

The individual was not injured and was transported to the Oswego Hospital for evaluation. missing or outdated ad config

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