LYNN, MASS. (WHDH) - Two good Samaritans rushed to rescue an elderly man after he fell through a pier and into the water in Lynn on Wednesday.
First responders were called to the General Edwards Bridge around 3:30 p.m. after receiving word that an elderly man had fallen through a hole in the pier.
The man was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
Crews say he was conscious and alert when he arrived with undisclosed injuries.
Lynn Fire Chief Stephen Archer said the pier is on private property and confirmed that no one currently owns or maintains it.
People who fish on the pier say that while it is a good spot to cast a line, it is dangerous.
Following the fall, a Department of Conservation and Recreation employee patched the hole.
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