Emergency crews rushed to the Canisteo River on Saturday after reports of people, including a child, stranded near an island, according to the Canisteo Fire Company.
Responders from the fire company, New York State Police, and Canisteo Police located the group and brought them to safety with help from the Bath Fire Department’s swift water rescue team. The child was taken to St. James Hospital in Hornell.
Authorities have not released further details, but the New York State Police are investigating the incident.
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