Pair of Men Rescued Off Hazard Avenue Waters

According to a Narragansett Police captain, a pair of Massachusetts men were rescued from the waters off Hazard Avenue on Saturday.

In a press release, Narragansett Police Department Captain William McGovern identified the men as Mark A. Schubert, 30, of Medway, and Fred O. Adams, 30, of Hopkinton.

According to police, at about 3:37 p.m. they were called to the rocks at the end of Hazard Avenue for a report that a person was swept off the rocks and into the water. Police, the Narragansett Fire Department, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Coast Guard responded.

Police said that patrolman Paul Boisclair was the first to arrive. He was guided to the north side of the Hazard Rocks by the caller.

According to police, Adams and Schubert were fishing in the area, but Schubert slipped and fell into the ocean. Adams gave his cell phone to another man, who called police.

Adams told police that while he tried to give his fishing pole out to Schubert, to pull him back in, he too slipped and went into the water.

According to police, because of three to four-foot waves and their closeness to the rocks, Boisclair told the two men to swim away from the rocks. Sgt. Anthony Pelopida was able to float a life ring out to the two, where they wait out from the shore until a rescue boat from the fire department picked them up.

Police said the men were then transported to Monahan’s Dock. Adams was taken to South County Hospital by the Narragansett Fire Department for overnight observation because of water in his lungs. Schubert was treated at the scene and released.

According to police, this is the third water rescue since August by the Narragansett police and fire departments.

• Right after Hurricane Irene, officers received a distress call from a man about his girlfriend, who had .
• On Sept. 26, police rescued .