East River Rescue

We were doing the loop of Manhattan on our bikes this morning when we came upon this scene.

This guy had been walking on this narrow ledge fishing for clams with a pole and a net and he slipped and fell into the East River.

The police came and one of them put on a wet suit and went down a ladder to get the guy.

I am sure the guy was happy to see the policeman.

Apparently he had hurt his shoulder and wrist in the fall.

Here's a Flickr slideshow of all the photos I took of this scene this morning.

Comments

[jackson]

Cub reporter Fred armed with digi camera get's another scoop.

[Guy]

My feelings exactly. How many people take there camera (if not on their cell phone) on a a morning bike ride?

I feel for the guy who fell in. It must be pretty cool to go fishing for clams early in the morning (never tried it) what a shock to fall in. Really glad that someone called the police in time.