A man was rescued from the Illinois River on Tuesday morning by members of the Peoria Fire Department.
At about 11:40 a.m. firefighters were told that a man was in the river just outside of Detweiller Marina, said Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall. Within minutes, they were on their boat and plucked him out of the river.
The man had minor injuries. He did not explain to firefighters who were on the department’s rescue boat how he ended up in the river, said the chief.
The man was being treated by a crew from Advanced Medical Transport, Hascall said. It was unclear if he was transported to an area hospital.
No one was arrested, Peoria Police Department spokeswoman Semone Roth said. The police account said the man had refused a request to get in his boat when the fire boat arrived at the scene.