An injured swimmer was rescued from the Shepaug River Wednesday. Brookfield Volunteer Fire Company responded to the Roxbury Falls on Minor Bridge Road to assist with the rope rescue. 8 members assisted the Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department, the Roxbury Ambulance Association, and the Water Witch Hose Company of New Milford in removing the injured person. They had to dismantle part of the bridge railing and build a rope system to lift him to safety. The injured swimmer was successfully extricated and transported to Danbury Hospital.