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Man Rescued From Canal After Being Trapped For Several Hours

SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Fire fighters rescued a man Sunday morning who had been trapped in a canal for hours near Lake Natoma.

Fire fighters say someone on a morning walk heard the man yelling for help shortly before 4:00 a.m.

The man was trapped in a part of a canal that feeds into the aqueduct.

Rescue crews used a rope to pull the man from the water.

"I don't know how the victim found his way to the water and I don't know what kind of injuries he has," said Sacramento Metro Fire Batt. Chief Ed Crawford. "

The man was transported to the hospital with sever hypothermia.

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