Bakersfield, Kern County, CA: A person trapped in a canal was rescued by firefighters near the Beale Library located on the 700 bock of Truxtun Avenue in the city of Bakersfield.

A call was received around 8:47 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, for a person stuck in the canal hanging onto a rope. Good Samaritans quickly helped out until Bakersfield Fire Department personnel and Bakersfield Police Department arrived on the scene.

The patient was transported to a nearby hospital in unknown condition.

Video: Alexander Rodarte, Photojournalist / KNN