NEAR DROWNING INVESTIGATION Man Saved From Near Drowning In Elk River
Reported by: Kristin Keeling
Videographer: Bob Frank
Web Producer: Kristin Keeling
Reported: Nov. 29, 2012 8:55 AM EST
Updated: Nov. 29, 2012 10:03 AM EST
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Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
A man was hospitalized after being pulled from the Elk River Thursday morning.
Charleston police said the man went into the frigid water about midnight near the Spring Street Bridge.
They said an 18-year-old man managed to save the man from the water and bring him to safety. He was taken to the hospital and his condition was unavailable.
Police are still trying to figure out what happened, but the area where he went in the water is a popular area for the homeless.
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