Hubbardston Fire rescues Leominster couple on Asnacomet Pond

Stephen Landry, The Gardner News

It was the Hubbardston Fire Department to the rescue on Tuesday.

The on-duty afternoon shift responded to a distress call at Asnacomet Pond. It turned out that a couple from Leominster had been cruising around the pond when their boat's engine conked out.

Capt. Troy Casey of the Hubbardston Fire Department steers the department's boat to safely rescue a Leominster couple whose boat broke down on Comet Pond on Tuesday.
Capt. Troy Casey of the Hubbardston Fire Department steers the department's boat to safely rescue a Leominster couple whose boat broke down on Comet Pond on Tuesday.

Capt. Troy Casey, utilizing the department's boat, safely towed the couple back to shore.

This article originally appeared on Gardner News: Boat rescue on Comet Pond in Hubbardston MA by firefighters