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Man rescued after kayak overturns in Maple Springs

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TOWN OF ELLERY, N.Y. (WKBW) — Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies found an overturned kayak in Maple Springs Monday afternoon at around 3:20 p.m.

A 73-year-old man, Paul Maxim, was found unconscious in the kayak. Sheriff's deputies immediately began CPR, and Maxim was later transported to UPMC Jamestown and then UPMC Hamot for treatment.