Paddle Boater Rescued off the River on Wednesday

Saved by the Jacket

The Grand Junction Fire Department rescued a man who fell out of his paddle boat near the Orchard Mesa pedestrian bridge on Wednesday. The man was wearing a life jacket and floated downstream to a nearby island after his boat hit a pylon under the bridge, according to the fire department There the rescue team was able to locate him and return him to his friends.

Source: gjsentinel.com