He said Butler Twp. deployed a boat to get the man and deliver him to a drop point on Old Springfield Road.
The man refused medical attention and told his rescuers he wasn’t injured.
UPDATE @ 4:47 p.m.:
Fire/rescuers have located a male who had been in a kayak when he became stranded on an island on the Stillwater River.
Rescuers have put the victim in a boat and they are headed downstream toward Old Springfield Road.
Credit: DaytonDailyNews
A man who identified himself as a friend said the victim was with others who were kayaking on the river.
We’re hearing the others who were with the victim are not injured.
INITIAL REPORT
Fire crews are responding to Stillwater River in Union on reports of a water rescue.
News Center 7 has a crew on the way.
We will update this story as more information is available.
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