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Man rescued from water at Ketner’s Mill

Staff photo by Jake Daniels/Chattanooga Times Free Press 
Joseph Dodson, 14, dives off the dam at Ketner's Mill on Sunday morning. He and his friend Kyle Melton (not pictured) were fishing and swimming to keep cool during the hot and humid day.
Staff photo by Jake Daniels/Chattanooga Times Free Press Joseph Dodson, 14, dives off the dam at Ketner's Mill on Sunday morning. He and his friend Kyle Melton (not pictured) were fishing and swimming to keep cool during the hot and humid day. Staff photo by Jake Daniels/Chattanooga Times Free Press Joseph Dodson, 14, dives off the dam at Ketner's Mill on Sunday morning. He and his friend Kyle Melton (not pictured) were fishing and swimming to keep cool during the hot and humid day.

A man was rescued from the the water by another citizen at Ketner’s Mill, Marion County dispatchers said.

The man, who’s identity is not known, was rescued when another citizen pulled him out of the water to safety.

There was no occurrence of drowning, the dispatcher said.

No other information is known at this time.