A man is in the hospital on Monday afternoon after falling off of a bridge into a river in Vernon.
Members of the Vernon Police Department, Vernon Fire Department and EMS responded to Belding Wildlife Property around 12:52 p.m.
Officials said the man fell approximately 6 feet off of a bridge into the Tankerhoosen River on the Belding Wildlife Property.
According to first responders, the man was injured, but conscious. Firefighters rescued the man and transported him to Hartford Hospital.
Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police were notified.
