Man hospitalized after James River mishap

Published Aug. 21, 2009 at 4:01 a.m.
A man was rescued from the James River and taken to the hospital yesterday after he swung from a rope swing and disappeared beneath the surface in Richmond, authorities said. The man was underwater for 30 to 40 seconds before a friend pulled him up and performed CPR, said Richmond fire Lt. Shawn L. Jones. The incident occurred shortly before 5 p.m. in the area of Tredegar and South Fifth streets downtown.


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