An overheated dope went for a dip in the Central Park Reservoir this afternoon and then refused to get out, forcing firefighters to drag him to shore, officials said.
The man, described as a white male in his 40s, allegedly scaled the chain-link fence at the Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir and jumped into the 40-foot deep body of water sometime before 3 p.m, officials said.
Firefighters responding to the scene ordered the man to get out of the water, but the stubborn soaker remained floating, officials said.
The man was then drifting about 20 feet from the northeast edge of the reservoir, and three FDNY firefighters swam over to him with a yellow rope and lassoed him, officials said.
The man was pulled to safety, lifted over the fence and placed on his back, where paramedics checked him for signs of drowning.
The man, whose name was not released, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital and is listed in stable condition.