UPDATED: Foxborough Fire Saves Man Who Fell into River After Leaving Patriots Game
The man was transported to an area hospital Sunday night after suffering head and neck injuries from a 15-foot fall into Neponset River near North Street in Foxborough.
UPDATE (Jan. 21, 2013, 7 p.m.) - Foxborough Fire & Rescue personnel performed a water rescue Sunday night at Neponset River near North Street after a man leaving Gillette Stadium fell into the water while walking along the nearby railroad tracks. “Gentleman was walking over the tracks after the [Patriots AFC Championship Game], obviously a patron of [Gillette Stadium], and fell off of the bridge, approximately 15 feet into the river below,” said Foxborough Fire Captain Ed Noonan. The man, said to be in his 50s, suffered head lacerations and unknown head and back injuries, according to Noonan. The man was transported to Norwood Hospital after Foxborough Fire was notified Medflight was not available due to high winds. “Originally we were …
