Harrisburg first responders surmounted several challenges, from heavy rain and traffic to fast-moving water, during a speedy and successful rescue from the Susquehanna River late Monday afternoon.
Dauphin County 911 dispatchers at 5:34 p.m. sent crews to the Susquehanna River after a man attempted to take his own life by jumping in, fire Chief Brian Enterline said.
Harrisburg fire Captain Jeremy Saul, Lieutenant Justin Zimmerman and firefighters Oren Kauffman and Brayden Byers — who all responded to the rescue — said the first step was figuring out where they were needed.
After Saul spotted the man’s head bobbing in the river, other crew members dropped two boats near the Dock Street Dam…