Emergency crews came to the aid of a boater who was injured when his steering cable snapped and he was thrown from his boat near the Penfield Lighthouse in Fairfield Sunday.
According to police, 69-year-old Wigberto Mendez was returning to the Dolphins Cove launch ramp in Bridgeport when the steering cable on his vessel snapped and it turned sharply, throwing him from the boat. The boat then circled around and Mendez was cut by the propeller.
Two other people on the boat pulled Mendez back onto the boat and were performing first aid when police arrived.
Police said Mendez bleeding heavily when first responders arrived. He was taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center for treatment.
Police said there was no alcohol detected at the time of the accident.
