Kayaker rescued from Fresno County river after being sucked underwater

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A kayaker was hospitalized aft helium was sucked nether the h2o successful the Kings River connected Friday, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said.

According to the sheriff's office, the antheral was successful a kayak erstwhile helium fell into the stream adjacent the span conscionable beneath the damn. Officials accidental helium got caught successful the turning h2o astatine a weir and it sucked him nether the water.

When helium showed up astatine the surface, witnesses threw him a rope. He grabbed the rope, and arsenic they tried pulling him out, helium slipped away, the sheriff's bureau said.

Officials adhd that 2 sergeants who were grooming adjacent heard the telephone and responded. They pulled the antheral to enactment and started CPR. The antheral was successful the h2o for astir 15 to 20 minutes.

The antheral was aboriginal transported to the hospital. His existent information is unknown.