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Crews rescue man clinging to piling under St. Pete Pier

 
Crews rescued a man found clinging to a piling under the Pier on Friday afternoon. [St. Petersburg Fire Rescue]
Crews rescued a man found clinging to a piling under the Pier on Friday afternoon. [St. Petersburg Fire Rescue]
Published March 27, 2015

ST. PETERSBURG — Crews rescued a man found clinging to a piling under the Pier on Friday afternoon.

St. Petersburg Fire Rescue responded to a water rescue call at 800 Second Ave. NE about 3:25 and found the man in the water under the pier holding on to a piling. Rescue swimmers helped the man onto a boat and he was taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg to be treated for hypothermia and minor cuts.

The man's name was not released. Authorities said they didn't know how he got into the water.