A patient in an ambulance headed to a hospital for a mental evaluation escaped and jumped in a lake.
The result -- an unusual standoff in Lake Quinsigamond -- as the man swam and stood in waist-deep water.
Eventually, the patient was reunited with responders, WCVB reported, adding that the hospital he was being transported to is just east of the lake.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.