Crime & Safety

Man Pulled to Safety From Lake Quinsigamond

A Shrewsbury woman is credited with helping a drowning man in Lake Quinsigamond

A Shrewsbury woman just getting home from work is credited with helping a man calling for help from Lake Quinsigmaond, reported the Telegram and Gazette. 

Sarah Mahan was returning home from work around 8 p.m. when she heard someone yelling for help from waters near the Burns Bridge. Calling 911, emergency personnel arrived on the scene and plucked the struggling man from the water, bringing him to UMass Memorial Medical Center, said the Telegram.

Shrewsbury Fire Department assisted Worcester police in the effort.





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