Man rescued from Wilkes-Barre creek

By Julia Priest,

12 days ago

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is hospitalized after he was rescued from a Wilkes-Barre creek Tuesday evening.

Officials tell 28/22 News Wilkes-Barre City authorities were called to the 800 block of South Main Street to rescue a man from Solomon Creek.

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Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department Chief Mike Bilski says authorities were called at 6:23 p.m. after a man allegedly fell off his bike, ran from police into a creek, and was unable to get out.

Crews were able to get the man into a basket and pulled him up the hill and out of the creek, according to Chief Bilski.

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Bilski says crews cleared the scene at about 7:30 p.m. and the man was taken to Geisinger Wyoming Valley as a precautionary measure. There is no word on his condition at this time.

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