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Person Flips Canoe, Then Pulled From Water In Dramatic Rescue In Kent Person Flips Canoe, Then Pulled From Water In Dramatic Rescue In Kent
Person Flips Canoe, Then Pulled From Water In Dramatic Rescue In Kent A person was rescued from the water after they were found clinging to a kayak in a Hudson Valley pond. The rescue happened in Putnam County at around 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 7, when a forest ranger with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation saw a person in the water while patrolling White Pond in the town of Kent.  According to the DEC, the person had rolled their canoe and could not flip it back over. Although they could not swim, they were able to grab a nearby kayak.  The ranger then attached a throw rope to the person in the water and tied it to t…