Medics Pull Possible Drowning Victim out of Concho

A man has been pulled out of the Concho River near the Chadbourne St. bridge and is being rushed to the hospital for treatment.

An eyewitness on scene related that he believed it was a drowning, and described watching first responders load the man on a gurney and perform chest compressions as they wheeled him up the hill to an ambulance. 

The San Angelo Fire Department, Police Department and medics took off for the river at roughly 3:15 p.m., with lights on and sirens blaring. 

Update 3:33 p.m.

Battalion Chief Long of the San Angelo Fire Department stated that his personnel have pulled a man out of the river, however they are not currently aware of his condition. 

"We were told originally that we needed to go on either side of the river," Long said. "We determined it was on the north side over here. We came to this side [and] two people, one off of rescue, one off of Ladder 1, went in the water, found the gentleman, took him directly out, we loaded him up and took him to Shannon code three."

Long said he does not yet know how long the man was in the water before they arrived, but said that he was not conscious when they pulled him out. The water in that portion of the river is very shallow, he said.

"This is our second water-related rescue in two shifts for this people," Battalion Chief Long said. "Folks don't realize that even in shallow water like this is a very large danger...this seems to be the year for accidents to happen. It's shallow enough where my men could walk out there without a rescue rope."

This story will be updated as information becomes available.

Here's a video of medics moving the victim to the ambulance: