A firefighter was hospitalized after crews rescued a person from a car that went into the Pawcatuck River Monday night.
The Westerly Fire Department said they received a call reporting that a car went into the river from Cogswell Street at about 8:30 p.m.
Pawcatuck and Westerly crews found the car just north of the bridge in downtown Westerly, Rhode Island.
Dive crews were able to rescue the driver. Authorities said a firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries and has since been released.
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No additional information was immediately available.
