Man rescued after reports of overturned boat on Arkansas River

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office said that a man has been rescued after his boat overturned on the Arkansas River Sunday evening.

According to a post on social media, deputies were dispatched to the end of Damsite Road near Frazier Pike around 7:20 p.m. Deputies said they received a report of an overturned boat with possible occupants when a man was heard calling for help by nearby fishermen.

PCSO officials said that multiple agencies including water patrol were deployed to the scene where they rescued the man. He told officials that he got too close to the dam and his boat overturned.

Officials said the man was transported to a local hospital where his condition is stable.

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