Angler dies after falling into Bow River in southeast Calgary

A man who fell into the water while fishing in the Bow River on Monday has died, according to police.

Emergency crews responded to calls of up to two people in the water near Graves Bridge in the southeast.

"Initial reports were that a man fishing had witnessed another man, also fishing nearby, fallinto the water and unable to get himself up and out," reads a release from the fire department.

"The man was thenswept away by the current. The angler who witnessed thisimmediately went into the river after the submerged man, swam to him, pulled him onto the shore and started CPR."

Fire crews took over CPR, they said, and the patient was transferred to hospital.

It's not yet known how the man ended up submerged in the water.

The angler who dove into the river in a rescue attempt was unharmed but "very cold," according to the fire department.

"The rescuer put himself at risk to save his fellow angler's life," read the release. "This incident and others like it aresubmitted to the Calgary Fire Department's 'Beyond the Call Program' for recognition at anannual luncheon."

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