Rochester Police fished a man out of the Erie Canal after he fell in at Genesee Valley Park Monday morning.
A spokeswoman says the man in his 60s is a visitor to the area, and was sightseeing near the University of Rochester campus when he accidentally fell in the canal. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital as a precaution.
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The Rochester Fire Department rescued two people from the canal a couple of hours later.
A spokeswoman says the two people fell out of their boat while attempting to tie up at the guard gate to the Genesee River. The male passenger fell into the water while trying to moor the boat, and his wife fell in while trying to rescue him. Both ended up pinned between the concrete wall of the guard lock and their boat.
The crew of Engine 8 pulled them out of the water and they were taken to the hospital for evaluation.