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.
The pier is on private property and not maintained, fire officials said.
He was rushed by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, fire officials said.