Oswego, Bristol-Kendall Firefighters Rescue Trapped Boater

Oswego firefighters, with help from Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District, rescued a man who became stranded on the Fox River Friday morning.

Battalion Chief Josh Walters said the man, a duck hunter, told officials he had gone out onto the river near the Hide-A-Way Lakes Campground to put out decoys at around 5 a.m. Friday when the ice shifted, making it impossible for him to move his boat.

Firefighters were dispatched to the scene after a call came in at around 8:50 a.m.

Walters said firefighters donned rescue suits and headed out onto the river. They were able to reach the stranded boater and bring him back to shore. According to Walters, firefighters were also able to tow the man’s boat to shore.

Walters said the man never entered the water, and was not injured.