MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man was rescued from the Merced River after jumping off a bridge for fun.
The Merced County Sheriff's Office says a fisherman reported an injured man in the water.
Deputies responded and reached the man from a boat.
He had a serious leg injury because he jumped into waist-deep water.
A tourniquet was applied and the man was airlifted to the hospital.