Boston Duck Boat Captains Rescue Toddler and Father From Charles River

Boston Duck Boat Captains Rescue Toddler and Father From Charles River
A Boston Duck Tours boat on The Charles River in Boston in a file photo. Shutterstock
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Captains of a Boston “duck boat” rescued a father and son from the Charles River after the toddler tumbled into the water followed by his father on Monday, officials said.

The Boston Duck Tours boat, which take tourists both on water and on land, was participating in quarterly safety drills when it retrieved the pair from the water. The boy was taken to a hospital as a precaution Monday morning, the Cambridge Fire Department said.