LYNN, Mass. — Bystanders helped rescue an elderly man who fell through an old, rotting pier on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Lynn Fire Department.
The accident happened around 3:20 p.m. in an area behind 810 Lynnway.
Sky25 video captured the rotting pier where the man fell.
Lynn PD: Man transported to MGH w/ non-life threatening injuries after plunging into water through hole in pier near Lynnway #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/36dJfDWM5n
— Drew Karedes (@DrewKaredes) August 14, 2019
He was rushed by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, fire officials said.
The pier is on private property and not maintained, fire officials said.
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