A rescue call near the San Joaquin River in Fresno is a reminder of how quickly a well-intentioned effort to save a pet can become an emergency.
An adult man was hospitalized after falling from a tree while reportedly trying to rescue a cat, leading firefighters to carry him out from the river bottom.
What happened?
The incident happened near Riverside Golf Course, where Fresno firefighters responded at about 3:30 p.m. When crews came to the scene, they found the man had been injured in the fall so severely that he was unable to walk on his own, according to FOX26.
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Because of the terrain, the Fresno Fire Department requested help from its Urban Search and Rescue Team. Crews then carried the injured man out of the river bottom so he could be transported to a hospital for treatment…