The man was taken to Baystate Medical Center after the incident, and is expected to survive, officials said.
SPRINGFIELD - A man who jumped from the railroad trestle near the Memorial Bridge over the Connecticut River was saved on Saturday by emergency personnel and two fishermen.
Agawam Fire Lt. B.J. Calvi said the incident happened at about 12:15 p.m.
Calvi said the fishermen pulled the man out of the river and into their boat, and Agawam rescue personnel then transferred him into their boat. The man, who was taken to Baystate Medical Center, is expected to survive, Calvi said.
Springfield Fire Department spokesman Dennis G. Leger said the man jumped from the trestle with the rope around his neck, but did not tie the other end to anything. Once the man hit the water, he began yelling for help. Leger said police used a "rescue gun" to shoot a rope to him in the water.