Fisherman hooks drowning man and reels him in from Maine river
By The Associated Press
HALLOWELL, Maine - A man who was drowning in a Maine river is recovering after someone reeled him in with a fishing rod.
Bob Greene of Hallowell says he heard what he thought was a bird early Thursday as he was having his morning coffee.
He then realized there was a man bobbing in the Kennebec River.
Greene says a 911 dispatcher told him to throw something to the man.
He snagged the man's shirt with a fishing lure and reeled him in.
The rescued man is in critical condition at a Portland hospital.
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