STANLY COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A person was rescued after following off a water intake tube at Narrows Dam in Stanl County, according to the East Side Volunteer Fire Department.
Late Friday night and early Saturday, crews searched on the Falls Reservoir for a reported water rescue. After an extensive search with multiple local agencies, someone was found to have fallen off of one of the four large water intake tubes for the dam’s power turbines, officials said.
A technical rescue was required to lift the person from the area using ropes and related equipment. They were then taken to a Charlotte hospital for evaluation.
It is unclear exactly how the person fell or how serious their injuries are.
