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Antioch: Emergency Crews Rescue Man from Contra Costa Canal

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At roughly 2:44 pm Monday, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews responded to a report of a man floating down the Contra Costa County Canal at Deer Valley and Wildflower Drive in Antioch.

By 2:50, the man was alive and out of the water.

According to radio traffic, police had the man on a rope and he was secured. One crews initiated and completed the rescue, the man was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.  Crews were on scene for 34-minutes.

Captain Robert Marshall credited Antioch Police with getting a rope to the man quickly who was reportedly holding a tree branch in the canal.

“We arrived on scene to find they threw a rope to the man that he was holding on to,”explained Marshall. “Our guys cut through the fence, secured him within a matter of minutes and pulled him out.”

He noted that if it wasn’t for police quick actions, it could have turned out differently with the water moving 10-11 mph which is fast in terms of water flow.

No further details are available at this time as to how the man ended up in the canal, but Marshall did add that one would have to make an effort to get near it.

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6 comments

Chuck Varnado Feb 10, 2014 - 5:48 pm

It is not easy to get in the canal, not like you can just fall in!

Juan figueroa Feb 10, 2014 - 5:50 pm

The police department never did anything i put 2 belts together and truw it to the guy in the canal and i was holding him till the fire department came the POLICE NEVER DID ANYTHING TO SAFE THE GUY!!!!!!!!!!!! The cops where scared to do something

jc Feb 10, 2014 - 7:15 pm

scared? probably using their smarts not to have another person fall in till fire arrived,and since u all ready had him on a belt what else did u expect them to do?

Mad Scooter Cop Feb 11, 2014 - 12:51 am

Just based on your grammar and spelling alone I’m not surprised you not at work on a Monday at 2:44 PM. But what’s a man doing with two belts on his pants? Or do you just keep a spare with you?

ECVsBrother Feb 10, 2014 - 6:21 pm

Maybe fishing for strippers or just body surfing down the canal. Good job APD and CF

Jr Feb 11, 2014 - 4:29 am

Well, Juan just ruined my thoughts of him being such a great, humble, caring person…….

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