EASTHAM – Eastham Fire and Rescue personnel pulled a man from a pond after he apparently fell out of a boat. 911 calls of a man calling for help around 11:30 PM Sunday brought rescuers to Depot Pond off Samoset Road where they launched a fire boat to retrieve the man. He was reportedly transported to Cape Cod Hospital with possible hypothermia. Further details were not immediately available.
Statement from Eastham Police: Sunday night at approximately 11:15 PM, officers responded to the area of Depot Pond in Eastham for a report of a male party yelling for help. While searching the area, officers heard a male voice coming from the pond. When officers identified themselves and attempted to locate the individual, he stopped making noise. The Eastham Fire Department rescue boat was requested to the scene and officers directed the boat to where they believed the individual was. The subject was located, brought to shore and treated by fire department personnel. Through further investigation it was determined that the individual had broken into a residence on Samoset Road earlier in the evening and fled from the house into the pond. Joseph Selwyn, of Exeter, RI, was subsequently placed under arrest and charged with breaking and entry to a building in the nighttime with the intent to commit a felony. Mr. Selwyn was arraigned Monday morning at Orleans District Court.
