PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Coast Guard and area police crews are searching the waters of the Seekonk River, by India Point in Providence, after a report of a man who may have fallen into the water.
A nurse from a nearby nursing facility called emergency crews around 6 p.m. to report that she had seen a man slip off the rocks and into the water in the vicinity of the George Washington Bridge, Coast Guard spokesman John Harland said about 10 p.m. Saturday.
The Coast Guard initially had two boats searching the water but had just pulled one back for the night, Harland said. Providence and Pawtucket police and the marine task force were searching as well, bringing the total to about 15 or 20 people searching the water, he said.
The Coast Guard has not received any reports from someone that a person is missing, and they're working now to determine how long they'll search. The search will continue at least a couple more hours, he said.
The Coast Guard is asking anyone with information about a missing person or if someone had fallen into the water but has since gotten out safely to call Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England at (508) 457-3211.