TUCSON Az (Man Capsized Boat) Night Fishing-Rescued by Fire Department

A 58-year-old man was rescued by firefighters after he fell into Kennedy Park Lake Sunday while night fishing.
Several 911 calls were received about 6:30 p.m. from the park reporting that someone out on the lake was yelling for help, said Capt. Jeff Langejans, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman.
Firefighters arrived within four minutes to the lake at the park, 3700 S. Mission Road, and learned that a man had lost his only oar and when he tried to grab it from the water he fell into the lake, Langejans said.

When he tried to climb back into the boat, the boat capsized and the man held onto the boat and began yelling for help, said Langejans.
One firefighter put on a floatation device and swam out to the man who was about 50 feet from the shoreline. The firefighter aided the man and both made it back to shore, Langejans said.
The rescue took eight minutes. The man, who did not suffer any injuries, was treated at the scene, and firefighters assisted him in getting home, Langejans said.
Langejans said water activities should not be done alone. He said if no one had heard the man yelling for help, the incident "could have resulted in a tragic ending."