CHARLEMONT — No one was injured when two rafters got stranded while fishing along the Deerfield River and needed to be assisted by first responders Friday morning.

Charlemont Fire Chief Dennis Annear said two men on a guided fishing excursion hit a log and their raft got stuck on a stretch of the river near the intersection of Zoar and Rowe roads. Luckily, the men happened to have cellphone reception and, at 10:02 a.m., called for help. One of the two men was the owner of the charter company.

“These guys had their life jackets and it’s a licensed fishing company. That part was really good. They were smart enough to stay in the raft and wait,” Annear said. “The people who float the river all day, every single day, like these rafting companies, they know what to do. This was just a weird mistake.”

The Charlemont, Rowe, Conway and Florida fire departments all responded. Also on scene was a Charlemont ambulance and Massachusetts Environmental Police. A crew from Conway used a rescue raft to reach the stranded rafters.

By 10:30 a.m., crews had safely brought the two men ashore, and by 11:30, they were working to remove the trapped raft from the water, Annear said. The department typically does not rescue boats, but the raft is an expensive piece of equipment and necessary for the owners’ river guide business.

“The people rescue went really well, now we’re trying to rescue the boat,” Annear said while directing crews Friday morning. “We’re trying to recover some of the lost equipment. That’s his business — if he doesn’t have his boat he can’t do his business, so we’re trying to help him out.”

Annear said that coincidentally, his department was supposed to have a river rescue training at that exact location next week, as he felt the log in the water was posing a hazard. He said the training may still occur as not all members of the department responded on Friday.

Reach Madison Schofield at 413-930-4579 or mschofield@recorder.com.