Philadelphia Police Marine Unit rescues man clinging to overturned canoe; 2 officers hurt

PHILADELPHIA WSVN A dangerous rescue unfolded on a river in Philadelphia Pennsylvania as a man was located clinging to an overturned canoe Spectators called bureaucrats at around a m on Thursday to overview a man in his s stuck under a rail bridge who had been there for over an hour The fast-moving current caused the man to struggle to stay atop his upside down canoe and two local officers were injured after slipping on rocks during their efforts to remove the man Video caught the moment the Philadelphia Police Marine Unit pulled the man to safety after nearly two hours of struggling to hang onto his overturned canoe Neil Goldman of the Philadelphia Canoe Club says it s invariably a good idea to wear a life jacket in the water So on a river like this there s lots of hazards he disclosed With more rain the river levels come up which attracts more people perhaps but it also makes it much more dangerous The man was taken to the hospital for evaluation There is no word on the extent of the officers injuries