OSWEGO -- UPDATE at 6:30PM

Oswego City Police have been investigating the circumstances surrounding four (4) males who were pulled from the Oswego River on September 28, 2010.

According to witnesses at the scene, the four males were fishing in the Oswego River when they were swept away by rising water.

Two males were initially rescued by the Oswego Fire Department personnel using their rescue boat. Those two males were later evaluated by EMS and released.

Two other males, who were pulled from the Oswego River near the former Coleman's property, were transported to the Oswego Hospital where one of the males was later pronounced dead. The second male who was transported to the hospital remains at the Oswego Hospital in serious condition.

Information regarding the identity of the victims has not yet been released and is pending the notification of the next of kin.

Emergency water-rescue crews from the Oswego Fire Department and the United States Coast Guard were dispatched and responded to the area where the victims were last observed. Upon investigation, it was determined that a total of four (4) males were observed in the river and in possible distress. 

Oswego Fire Department personnel rescued two of the males who were clinging to objects in the river near the Bridge Street Bridge. Those two victims were later evaluated by EMS and released.

Oswego Fire Chief Jeffery McCrobie and Oswego Police Officer Damian Waters both entered the water and pulled two additional males from the river near the former Coleman’s property. Those two victims were transported to the Oswego Hospital for treatment.

The investigation into the exact circumstances surrounding the incident is being handled by the Oswego Police Department and remains on-going.

Information courtesy of the Oswego Police Department