{"id":14075,"date":"2016-06-13T16:34:37","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14075"},"modified":"2016-06-13T16:34:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:34:37","slug":"derry-firefighter-paddles-out-rescues-kayaker-in-distress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14075","title":{"rendered":"Derry firefighter paddles out, rescues kayaker in distress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(BostonHerald<\/a>) \u2013 A quick-thinking Derry, N.H., fire lieutenant is being hailed as a hero after saving a kayaker who was struggling to stay above the water after falling into a lake with his canine companion.<\/p>\n

Lt. Michael Stanhope was among the Derry firefighters who responded to a report of a man clinging to an overturned kayak on Beaver Lake around 8:43 a.m. this morning, fire officials say.<\/p>\n

\u201cInitial arriving personnel found one adult male in the water with a dog struggling to stay afloat, while clutching the side of an overturned kayak,\u201d Derry Fire Chief Michael J. Gagnon wrote in a release. \u201cNeither were wearing a personal flotation device.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before a Derry Marine Unit reached the scene, Gagnon said Stanhope strapped on a personal flotation device and used a nearby kayak to paddle out and \u201crescue the struggling victim from the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

The victim\u2019s dog was rescued by a bystander, Gagnon said.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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