By Beth David Editor
A 22-year-old Missouri man was kayaking off Winsegansett Heights last Thursday, 6/23, when his kayak overturned and he was stuck in the water.
Local officials were alerted to a man waving for help at about 3:30 p.m. New Bedford and Fairhaven responded and rescued the man and recovered his kayak.
He was transported to Hoppy’s Landing, where Emergency Medical crews awaited. He refused medical treatment and walked away on his own. He was wearing a life jacket.
Rescue units from New Bedford, Fairhaven Fire Department and Harbormaster responded to a kayak overturned and a boater waving for help on June 23, 2016 at 3:26 p.m. Within minutes the boater was rescued and transported by boat by the Fairhaven Harbormaster, police and assistants to a waiting ambulance at Hoppy’s Landing. The 22-year-old man from Missouri refused medical treatment. He was in the 67-degree water for about 35 minutes. He was wearing a life jacket. Visit ML Baron’s YouTube page at https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=5JffvEqPv6w&feature= youtu.be for video of the kayaker returning to Hoppy’s Landing. TOP: The young man speaks to a paramedic on the dock at Hoppy’s Landing after being rescued from the water. ABOVE: Todd Cox (front) and Timothy Cox carry the man’s kayak up from the water. Photos courtesy of ML Baron.
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