The rescue took place around 8:15 a.m., dispatch said.
Multiple rescue boats were deployed to rescue the man who was found unconscious in the water and taken back to shore, according to a release from the Dayton Fire Department.
Advanced Life Support medical care was given and he was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, the release said.
Dayton Police, Five Rivers MetroParks Police and the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources also operated at this incident.
“Water safety is critical in the summer months, including wearing a Personal Floatation Device (PFD), or “life jacket,” any time someone is around moving water,” DFD said.
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