Man was stranded on Pa. river island after boat drifted away: police

A boating trip on the Lehigh River turned into a dramatic island rescue Tuesday afternoon when, police say, a man’s boat drifted away and stranded him.

Bethlehem Township Police Cpl. Patrick Brehm told lehighvalleylive.com the incident began at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday when emergency workers were called to the township’s Hope Boat Launch.

A caller reported being separated from his boat in the Lehigh River. The caller attempted unsuccessfully to swim after the vessel but ended up at an island in the river instead, Brehm said…

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