(WJET/WFXP) — Erie County first responders and safety officials are praising the nerves of a local hunter and reminding the public of how modern technology can help during an emergency after the hunter got stuck in a marsh over the weekend.
According to Lake City Fire Company, they and several other departments got the call for a hunter stuck in a marsh on State Gamelands 109 on Saturday morning, around 11 a.m.
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Firefighters said the hunter unknowingly walked into the marsh due to snow cover and quickly found himself knee-deep in rising mud and water, unable to get out on his own before calling 911.
Not only was he stuck, but there was also the issue of figuring out exactly where he was in the 109-acre area…