Firefighters training on river save 75-year-old man from water, AZ officials say
A group of firefighters in Arizona were in the middle of training when they “were called into immediate action” for a real-life rescue, officials said.
The firefighters, from multiple agencies, were at a recreation spot on the Salt River in Mesa training for swift water rescues when they saw a man “who was unresponsive in the water,” Mesa Fire and Medical Department said in a July 9 post on Facebook.
They performed CPR and resuscitated the 75-year-old man, according to officials.
He was taken to a hospital, officials said, “and we hope to reunite the patient and his rescuers.”
Officials added that “this incident is a powerful reminder of why we train — and how seconds matter.”
Mesa is about a 20-mile drive southeast from Phoenix.
This story was originally published July 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM with the headline "Firefighters training on river save 75-year-old man from water, AZ officials say."
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