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title: "Two Fishermen Rescued From Grand River in Grand Rapids"
url: https://www.heregrandrapids.com/2026/10/19/two-fishermen-rescued-from-grand-river-in-grand-rapids/
date: 2026-10-19T06:44:43-04:00
modified: 2026-10-19T06:44:43-04:00
author: "Marcus Foster"
categories: ["Public Safety"]
site: "HERE Grand Rapids"
attribution: "HERE Grand Rapids"
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# Two Fishermen Rescued From Grand River in Grand Rapids

> GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two fishermen who lost their footing in the Grand River were brought to safety by Grand Rapids firefighters on Sunday morning, Oct. 18, and both were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. Crews were sent out at about 7:30 a.m. after a call about two people in

*Source: [HERE Grand Rapids](https://www.heregrandrapids.com/2026/10/19/two-fishermen-rescued-from-grand-river-in-grand-rapids/) — October 19, 2026 by Marcus Foster*

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two fishermen who lost their footing in the Grand River were brought to safety by Grand Rapids firefighters on Sunday morning, Oct. 18, and both were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Crews were sent out at about 7:30 a.m. after a call about two people in the water near the 6th Street Bridge. The pair had been wading off the east side of the bridge when they stepped into a deeper stretch of river.

One man got back on his feet but could not reach the bank because his waders had filled with water. Firefighters from the LaGrave station lowered a rescuer by rope off the seawall walkway behind DeVos Place to reach him, and he was guided toward the Fish Ladder boat launch.

The second man was carried downstream. A rescue boat that set out from Fish Ladder Park caught up with him just north of the I-196 overpass and pulled him aboard.

The fire department posted about the rescue on social media shortly before 8 a.m., noting that paramedics would meet crews at Fish Ladder Park.