Man hospitalized after being rescued near Reedley Beach

REEDLEY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral was hospitalized aft being rescued adjacent Reedley Beach, the Reedley Fire Department said.

Firefighters were dispatched astatine 7:50 p.m. to Reedley Beach for a reported drowning.

Upon arrival, Reedley Fire Chief Jerry Isaak says helium was flagged down by a bystander who located the unfortunate underwater conscionable southbound of the bridge. A pontoon vessel was past summoned astatine the vessel dock to caput upstream towards his location.

According to occurrence officials, the pontoon vessel occupants were capable to retrieve the antheral and instrumentality him to enactment to the waiting ambulance. He was transported to a section hospital.

As of Thursday night, firefighters accidental the presumption of the unfortunate is unknown.