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One Person Rescued After Boat Capsizes in Fall River
April 16, 2025 | MASSACHUSETTS
KENNETH LEGER, Correspondent

Photo by K. LegerWater Rescue

Photo by K. LegerTransferring to shore
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FALL RIVER, MA - Around 6:45 PM on April 16th, firefighters were dispatched to Cook Pond in the south end of the city for a report of an overturned boat with a person in the water. A full task force along with Rescue 1 and Marine 2 responded and confirmed a victim in the water. Marine 2 along with a private small fishing boat made their way to the victim. The boat arrived first and pulled the victim out of the water while the crew of Marine 2 assisted. The victim was brought back to the boat ramp and transferred to medical personnel to be treated and transported.