NJ.com: Firefighters Rescue Boy in Eastman Flood Waters

Cranford firefighters rescued a 13-year-old Hampton Road resident who was found clinging to a tree in Sunday morning's flood waters along Eastman Street.

NJ.com says that he had been using a kayak to get around the flooded Eastman area of town when the boat capsized, throwing him into the water. Family members spotted the boy clinging to a tree about 200 feet out in the water and called 911.

Firefighters responded to the scene at about 10:36 a.m. They rescued the boy, who was beginning to lose his grip and suffering from early stages of hypothermia.