Rescue crews were dispatched Thursday morning after a man was discovered clinging to a log on the French Broad River.
The Swift Water Rescue Team responded to the area in Amboy River Park just before 7 a.m. and were able to pull the man to safety. He was transported via ambulance to Mission Hospital with unknown injuries.
"When they responded down here they found a man clinging to a log in the river, unknown how long he had been there so they immediately called us,” Battalion Chief Adam Hoffman with the Asheville Fire Department told News 13. “As soon as we got here, we were able to access the situation and see that he wasn’t able to make it to the side on his own."
There is no word on how the man ended up in the water or how long he had been there.