Man Rescued from American River

A Sacramento Metro Fire boat squad rescued a man from a stretch of the American River rescue between Rosemont and Rancho Cordova Saturday morning, according to Metro Fire officials.  

Rescue crews were called to the river in the 9000 block of Mira del Rio Dr. off Folsom Blvd. at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Metro Fire spokeswoman Michelle Eidam said. A resident reported that a man was alone and "holding on to something in the river," Eidam said. 

It took the rescue boat crew some time to find the victim, Eidam said, and once they did, they tossed him a life vest in case he let go of whatever he was holding onto, she said.

The man was eventually brought into the rescue boat and transported to a nearby hospital, Eidam said. She did not know the extent of his injuries or what caused him to be in need of a rescue.