By Barbara Polichetti
JAMESTOWN, R.I. -- The Coast Guard found a man who was swept into the water off Jamestown earlier Monday, but he was unresponsive, according to officials at the Castle Hill station in Newport.
The man, who was not identified by the Coast Guard, was pulled from the water at about 3 p.m. He was given CPR when he was picked up by a Newport fire vehicle and taken to Newport Hospital for treatment, according to Apprentice Seaman Julia Graniela. His condition is unknown.
Graniela said the man was apparently fishing on rocks when a wave washed him into the water. The Coast Guard was notified by Jamestown police at about 2:20 p.m. of the man in the water.
This report was first published at 3:13 p.m. and updated at 5:15 p.m.