DEERFIELD — A man had to be rescued from an empty swimming pool at Deerfield Academy Friday morning after falling from scaffolding and hurting his leg.
The incident happened around 9 a.m. The Western Massachusetts Technical Rescue team was called in to extricate the man from the bottom of the pool using special lift equipment.
He was transported to Baystate Medical Center Springfield with leg injuries. Deerfield Police officers, Deerfield firefighters and South County EMS assisted with the response.
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