State police release video of swift-water rescue at Peebles Island

COHOES, N.Y. (WNYT)- A fisherman stranded in the Mohawk River at Peebles Island State Park was rescued without injury after a swift-water rope rescue, according to the New York State Police (NYSP). NYSP says troopers responded at about 2:48 p.m. on Oct. 28 to a radio call about a fisherman in distress near a remote section of the park. Troopers then helped the Waterford Police Department, Waterford Fire Department, Boght Community Fire District, Northside Fire District and New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation rangers. Responders found a fisherman standing in shallow water about 25 yards (75 feet) from shore. State police said two fishermen had waded into the river to fish when the current suddenly increased, and one made it back to shore while the other became stranded between a shallow area and the shoreline. Emergency response Through a coordinated rescue, with NYSP Aviation standing by, crews carried out a swift-water rope rescue and brought the str