Man rescued from Chenango River Saturday
SHERBURNE – A stranded boater clung to a fallen tree in the 40-degree waters of the Chenango River for more than hour Saturday after his kayak capsized just south of the Village of Sherburne.
Sherburne Fire Chief Patrick Lawrence said the man was pulled from the water by members of the department and flown by the Life Net of New York helicopter based in Sidney to the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
“Two kayakers overturned and were stuck in the water. The river was higher and faster than usual and one guy made to shore. The other got hung up in water, hanging onto a tree more than 20 feet from the west shore,” said Lawrence.
The incident began at around 11:20 a.m. Saturday when one of boaters accompanying the stranded man called 911. The group consisted of three men in kayaks and two women paddling in a canoe.
“The gentleman was in the water for about an hour when emergency services were alerted to the incident, and it took our crews about another 20 or 30 minutes to get him out of the water,” said Lawrence.
The Sherburne and North Norwich Fire Departments responded with the Norwich EMS. The Chenango County Fire Coordinator’s Office and New York Forest Rangers also responded with two air boats.
Lawrence said that crews first responded to the east side of the river and had to travel around to the west shore in order to reach the victim. The section of the river where the incident took place pulled away from the closest roadway, State Highway 12, and crews had to pass over a number of corn fields to reach the scene.
Responding to the east bank by the closest road, Steam Saw Mill Hill Road, crews were forced to travel on foot down a logging trail and across a swampy area to reach the man.
Chenango County Fire Coordinator Matthew Beckwith said the river had swollen and was about 75 feet across at the area of the incident.
“The other boats were in the area, but the water was just too fast for them to get him out of the water,” said Beckwith.
After crews pulled the man from the water, he was taken across to the west side of the river and flown out by a med-evac helicopter which landed in a nearby field.
“Because of the length of time this individual was in the water, there was a concern of hypothermia,” said Beckwith, who said readings indicated the water to be just above 40 degrees.
Police did not release the name of the victim.
Sherburne Fire Chief Patrick Lawrence said the man was pulled from the water by members of the department and flown by the Life Net of New York helicopter based in Sidney to the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
“Two kayakers overturned and were stuck in the water. The river was higher and faster than usual and one guy made to shore. The other got hung up in water, hanging onto a tree more than 20 feet from the west shore,” said Lawrence.
The incident began at around 11:20 a.m. Saturday when one of boaters accompanying the stranded man called 911. The group consisted of three men in kayaks and two women paddling in a canoe.
“The gentleman was in the water for about an hour when emergency services were alerted to the incident, and it took our crews about another 20 or 30 minutes to get him out of the water,” said Lawrence.
The Sherburne and North Norwich Fire Departments responded with the Norwich EMS. The Chenango County Fire Coordinator’s Office and New York Forest Rangers also responded with two air boats.
Lawrence said that crews first responded to the east side of the river and had to travel around to the west shore in order to reach the victim. The section of the river where the incident took place pulled away from the closest roadway, State Highway 12, and crews had to pass over a number of corn fields to reach the scene.
Responding to the east bank by the closest road, Steam Saw Mill Hill Road, crews were forced to travel on foot down a logging trail and across a swampy area to reach the man.
Chenango County Fire Coordinator Matthew Beckwith said the river had swollen and was about 75 feet across at the area of the incident.
“The other boats were in the area, but the water was just too fast for them to get him out of the water,” said Beckwith.
After crews pulled the man from the water, he was taken across to the west side of the river and flown out by a med-evac helicopter which landed in a nearby field.
“Because of the length of time this individual was in the water, there was a concern of hypothermia,” said Beckwith, who said readings indicated the water to be just above 40 degrees.
Police did not release the name of the victim.
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