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A man was rescued from Silver Lake in Oakwood Hills after his sailboat tipped over Thursday morning, the Cary Fire Protection District reported.
Cary Fire Protection District responded to a call at 10:12 a.m. Thursday in the 100 block of Lakewood Lane in Oakwood Hills.
A caller reported seeing a person “clinging to a tipped over sailboat on the lake” while rescue crews were en route to the scene, Cary Fire Protection District spokesperson Alex Vucha said.
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First responders arrived within six minutes and confirmed a small sailboat was tipped over in the middle of the lake. A rescue boat was launched from Oakwood Hills North Beach, and crews took an older adult man to shore.
The man was evaluated by paramedics and declined transportation to a hospital.
The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District and the Oakwood Hills Police Department assisted.
“Even the most experienced swimmers can drown. Wearing a life jacket is a simple lifesaving technique that can prevent water-related tragedies,” Vucha said.