BradyS
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Yesterday I decided that I would fish Saucon Creek mid morning before the eagles game. I figured I could get some good fishing in while enjoying the fall foliage. I stepped out of my car, took my time rigging up when a man parked right next to me. He walked up to me and asked if the area around the creek was private and told me that he was going to hunt on it. I told him that I am pretty sure it's private (not really knowing) and that cops frequently visit the parking lot just to make him aware. We ended up talking for 5-10 minutes about the surrounding land. He headed off into the woods and I didn't think much of it until I realized it was Sunday and that it's illegal to hunt. I thought to myself, "This guy is blatantly hunting on someone's property on a Sunday." I decided I was going to call the cops on my stroll down the creek.
Little did I know about 20 yards down by a bridge I stumbled upon an older gentleman who overdosed on medication. To say that he startled me was an understatement. The way he was propped up against the wall of the bridge, I wasn't able to see him until I was about a foot away. My first thought was that it was just some drunk, but then I saw an empty pill bottle and a half empty soda bottle right next to him, and two letters strapped to his chest with tape. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I stared at him for 10 seconds thinking to myself, this dude is dead! I looked at his stomach to see if he was breathing and I noticed that he had very labored breathing. I called the police immediately who arrived within minutes. When they arrived to the scene they seemed very relaxed and calm (probably because they've seen this many times before), while I was pretty anxious telling them the story. They took down my information and told me that I was free to go. I ended up fishing for a couple hours after that wondering what happened to this guy. I did hear an ambulance down the road so I am assuming they picked him up. Whether he lived or not I don't know but it something I'll never forget. If the gentleman did end up surviving, he's lucky that he chose an area where I like to fish or else I think he would have been a gonner for sure.
Fly fishing saves lives
Little did I know about 20 yards down by a bridge I stumbled upon an older gentleman who overdosed on medication. To say that he startled me was an understatement. The way he was propped up against the wall of the bridge, I wasn't able to see him until I was about a foot away. My first thought was that it was just some drunk, but then I saw an empty pill bottle and a half empty soda bottle right next to him, and two letters strapped to his chest with tape. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I stared at him for 10 seconds thinking to myself, this dude is dead! I looked at his stomach to see if he was breathing and I noticed that he had very labored breathing. I called the police immediately who arrived within minutes. When they arrived to the scene they seemed very relaxed and calm (probably because they've seen this many times before), while I was pretty anxious telling them the story. They took down my information and told me that I was free to go. I ended up fishing for a couple hours after that wondering what happened to this guy. I did hear an ambulance down the road so I am assuming they picked him up. Whether he lived or not I don't know but it something I'll never forget. If the gentleman did end up surviving, he's lucky that he chose an area where I like to fish or else I think he would have been a gonner for sure.
Fly fishing saves lives
