ROTC students rescue man from Spokane River

Published 2:01 pm Friday, September 30, 2011

SPOKANE — A man struggling in the Spokane River early Friday near the Gonzaga University campus was lucky some ROTC students were nearby.

KHQ reports they heard him yelling for help about 5:35 a.m.

They pulled him from the river onto a platform. He was taken to a hospital.