A person stranded along a remote part of the Saugeen River after their inflatable raft was punctured was rescued after an hour-long search Sunday. Article content

South Bruce OPP said in a news release that it received a report of someone stranded along the river about 8:42 p.m. after their inflatable raft punctured. Article content

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Police located the person and called on the Hanover Fire Department, which has a low-draft water-rescue boat, Hanover Fire Chief Jeff Dentiger said by phone Tuesday.

He said firefighters helped get the person across the river to where police were waiting.

“From what I understand, it was way back in the river and it was a swampy area as well and it was say back in basically . . . surrounded by farms,” said Dentiger, who

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