A man was rescued from the water in dramatic fashion in Charlestown
He was urinating off a pier when he lost his balance and fell in, according to police.
A man urinating off a pier in Charlestown lost his balance and fell 30 feet into the water Saturday, police said.
What followed was a dramatic early-morning rescue.
Boston Police, who responded to the call at 2:33 a.m., said the man was treading water at Constellation Wharf for 10 minutes before they arrived at the scene, according to a statement on the department’s website.
A witness said the man was relieving himself when he fell in, police said. Police lowered a rope to the victim while balancing on “unstable and rotted support beams high above’’ and dragged the man more than 100 yards to safety on a dock on pier six, according to police. The police harbor unit, fire department, and EMS helped with the rescue.
The man was brought to a local hospital and treated for possible hypothermia.
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