Teen rescued from Brandywine River in Wilmington

Wilmington firefighters rescued a 14-year-old boy officials say jumped from the Market Street Bridge Monday morning and took refuge inside a nearby drainage tube.

The city fire department responded about 7:45 a.m. to the section of the Brandywine River near the Market Street Bridge for the report of a juvenile sitting on the rocks below it, said Deputy Chief James Jobes, a spokesman with the department.

When firefighters arrived, they found a teen sitting inside a drainage tube of the retaining wall near the Wilmington pumping station, Jobes said. A 911 caller told dispatchers the teen jumped from the bridge and then swam to the nearby drainage tube, he said.

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Crews trained in high angle rescue and water rescue went after him, lowering a single rescuer to the boy to check him for injuries, Jobes said. The boy did not report any injuries and showed no signs of hypothermia, despite the cold weather, he said.

He was wrapped in blankets until crews could pull him to safety and transport him to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

The bridge was closed for nearly an hour while rescuers worked to get the boy, Jobes said.

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