Man rescued after spending night in river in Ohio

OHIO — A man was hospitalized Sunday morning after being found stuck in the Tuscarawas River overnight, according to the Canal Fulton-Lawrence Township Fire Department.

Emergency crews were dispatched around 7:27 a.m. to Canal House Floral following reports of a man in the river. A couple walking along the Towpath Trail spotted him and alerted authorities, saying he had been in the water overnight.

Firefighters and EMS quickly located the man. A firefighter entered the river and was able to safely pull him out. He was then transported to a local hospital. His condition has not been released…

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