Medina  (CSi)  The Rescue Squad was called out Monday at 11:05am  to a slough south of Medina where a man clinging to a canoe was in need of assistance.

The unit was called back to Jamestown when it reached the Cleveland area as they were not needed to assist.

The 30 year old hunter from Pennsylvania was hanging onto the capsized canoe.

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the slough with Deputies Jason Falk, Brian Davis and Damian Hoyt wearing suits that are  flotation devices to swim in cold water.

The deputies brought the hunter to shore and to a waiting ambulance

The man was transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center by Medina Ambulance Service where he was treated and released.

 

On Sunday…

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown  City Fire Department responded to a car fire Sunday evening at the University of Jamestown campus behind Kroese Hall at 10:21 p.m.

Jamestown Police on the scene reported the fire was out, just before, 10:30-p.m.

The report says the fire was caused by an engine malfunction, with the vehicle likely a total loss.

No injuries reported, with four City Fire Units, and 17 fire fighters on the scene about 20 minutes.