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UPDATE! As of approximately 2:30pmCT on Sunday, Dec. 24th, 2023 both fishermen have been released from the Russell County Hospital after being treated for hypothermia.
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At approximately 7:30amCT on Sunday morning, December 24, 2023 two fishermen lost engine power and their boat capsized, ejecting both subjects into the water. Only one was able to return to the safety of the boat. The other individual was able to be held by the subject in the boat until rescuers arrived. At which time the subject in the water was transported by boat, unconscious but breathing, to the launch ramp.
Both subjects were treated by Russell County EMS for hypothermia. It is important to note that both subjects were wearing life jackets.
A special Thank You to Russell County EMS, the south Russell Fire Department, the Jamestown Fire Department, and Russell County Emergency Management.
