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Swimmer Takes Dip in Central Park Reservoir

He's lassoed by firefighters

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 11, 2011 10:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – It apparently got a little too hot yesterday for a guy who decided to take a leisurely swim—through New York City's Central Park Reservoir. The swimmer, in his 40s, scaled a chain link fence surrounding the 40-foot-deep reservoir. He refused firefighters' orders to get out, so three of them had to swim in after him. They lassoed him, dragged him out, and transported him to a local hospital where he was listed in stable condition, reports the New York Post. But relax: The reservoir hasn't been used as a water source since 1993, so there's no need to drain it, even if he did pee.

Central Park Reservoir.
Central Park Reservoir.   (?angela n.)
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bewilderbeast
Sep 13, 2012 3:53 PM CDT
Three firefighters had to jump in, lassoo him and drag him out to hospital??? Just watching him till he finished swimming and then talking to him was out of the question, I suppose? *shakes head in utter bewilderment* (often bewildered).
dilts2
Jul 11, 2011 9:11 PM CDT
DRAIN IT ANYWAYS!!! (I couldn help it)
reno-reines
Jul 11, 2011 3:27 PM CDT
Central Park has a reservoir? I thought they had their own water? usually when I think of reservoirs, I think of giant large bodies of water in remote areas such as Hoover Dam or Quaggire Reservoir outside Boston.
 

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