Middle River Man Rescued from Prettyboy Dam

A Middle River man was rescued from Prettyboy Dam in Parkton on Sunday after he got stuck following a swim, authorities said.

ABC2 News reported that Dustin Asterista, 24, of Middle River, walked across the dam, which is owned by Baltimore City, but got stuck around 5:30 p.m. on the "spillway" where the water exits.

Baltimore County Fire Department Division Chief Michael Robinson said in an email that units from the fire department's Advanced Tactical Rescue Team (ATR) based from the Texas fire station along with units from the Parkton and Hereford stations responded to the scene. 

Those units were assisted by Baltimore County police, which flew a helicopter with a specially-configured rescue hoist used by firefighters to rescue Asterista. They were assisted by the police department "Air 1" helicopter, which is a specially-configured aircraft equipped with a rescue hoist, Robinson said. 

Robinson said the victim was rescued and lowered to waiting paramedics, but refused treatment at the scene.

Asterista was then charged with trespassing as swimming at the dam is illegal, ABC2 News reported.