A man was rescued from the Tuscarawas River Sunday morning after he had been in the water overnight, according to the Canal Fulton - Lawrence Township Fire Department.
Just before 7:30 a.m., the department was dispatched to the 100 block of W. Market Street, when a couple walking along the Towpath Trail spotted the man in the water, the department said in a Facebook post.
Firefighters and EMS arrived on scene and located the man within five minutes, the department said.
The man was transported to a nearby hospital, and the department said that with overnight temperatures in the 50s, extended exposure to the water created a risk of hypothermia.
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