Fire Department

A man was rescued by bystanders after jumping into Lake Mendota while intoxicated Friday evening. The Madison Fire Department’s Lake Rescue Team was notified of a person in distress on Lake Mendota near Lakelawn Place. As the Lake Rescue Team responded, bystanders approached the man by boat. As one held the man above water, others jumped in and provided flotation devices, and the man was eventually pulled onto the citizen boat to be taken to shore. The Lake Rescue Team was advised the man had gone under water a few times before being rescued, but he was alert when he was brought to the EMTs on shore. Paramedics evaluated him, and he was transported to a local hospital.