This past Tuesday, Police were called to Bob Amos Park over a report of someone acting suspiciously. When troopers came to check on the report, 41-year-old John Alden Caines fled on foot, found his way down the cliff, then jumped into the Big Sandy River. Caines is said to have swam to the opposite bank, where he found himself trapped on a ledge.

 

This prompted a rescue operation by Pikeville police and fire departments, with additional assistance coming from other agencies.

 

Caines was retrieved from the ledge without injury, other than complaints of a sore shoulder.

 

Caines has been charged with public intoxication as well as felony counts of wanton endangerment  and wanton endangerment of a police officer.