ORLANDO, Fla. — Firefighters rescued a man early Friday who was stranded on Lake Eola's iconic Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain after the swan-shaped paddle boat he stole went adrift, the Orlando Police Department said.
Police said they were called to the Post Parkside apartments shortly after 3:45 a.m. for an unknown trouble call after a person reported that a man was standing on the fountain and was shouting for help.
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Channel 9's Ty Russell was the only reporter at the scene during the rescue.
Watch the Lake Eola fountain rescue below:
Police said the man, whose identity hasn't been released, was taken to a hospital to be assessed.
He was visibly wet and shivverring when he was rescued.
Firefighters said he might have been under the influence of something.
#OnlyOn9 All the swan boats are back where they belong...after police say a man stole one and took it to the fountain. Investigators say he then hot on the fountain and yelled for help. Story at 6am. pic.twitter.com/02TU8WWFJi
— Ty Russell (@TRussellCBS4) December 15, 2017
The city said it it still investigating how the man got a swan boat and a vest from a fenced in area that's locked and secured every night.
No other details were given.
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