DUXBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - Duxbury firefighters rescued a kiteboarder who was blown into a bridge by powerful winds Sunday, officials said.
Firefighters responding to the Powder Point Bridge at 3:20 found a kiteboarder who had lost control and crashed into the bridge’s pilings, officials said.
Firefighters attached a rescue line to the victim and a firefighter was lowered over the side of the bridge in a survival suit to assist.
A Duxbury fireboat picked up the victim and the rescuers, officials said.
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