Man Crossing Waterfall Sets Off Major Rescue Effort After Water Rises, Trapping Him on Rocks
A man found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time on Thursday when he decided to cross a waterfall between Lewiston and Auburn, Maine. When he first started to cross Great Falls, the water was low — however, a…
A man found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time on Thursday when he decided to cross a waterfall between Lewiston and Auburn, Maine.
When he first started to cross Great Falls, the water was low — however, a dam upriver was opened, and the water level rose significantly in a short period of time, trapping him on the rocks.
Once first responders were notified, they contacted officials to see if the dam could be shut to aid in their Rescue, but operators told them that it would take at least an hour for that to have any effect on the level of the water.
According to Russ Dillingham, who recorded the incident, Great Falls is known to be dangerous and the area is fenced off.
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Despite the danger, people still find ways onto the rocks, as the stranded daredevil seemed to have done.
Auburn Fire and Rescue sent out crews and boats to assist the man. A post on a local police Facebook page stated that the