Man Falls Off Manayunk Bar Deck Into River

The man suffered a broken ankle and bruised pride, authorities say

A man fell of the deck of a bar in Manayunk, into the Schuylkill River Thursday night, Philadelphia fire authorities say.

The man was on the deck of the Mad River Bar & Grille on the 4100 block of Main Street in Manayunk when he fell off and rolled down the embankment into the river at about 11:50 p.m.

He pulled himself out of the water and onto a dock, where he was rescued with ladders by the fire department, officials say.

The man suffered a broken ankle and bruised pride, fire authorities say.

He was brought to Albert Einstein Medical Center for treatment. His name has not been released.
 

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