Two People & Dog Saved From Rushing Water By Swift Water Rescue Team

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 3-15-23, 10:34am
LOCATION: Van Buren Blvd And The Bridge
CITY: Riverside/Jurupa Valley Border
DETAILS:

1. RIVERSIDE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CAL FIRE RIVERSIDE COUNTY WATER RESCUE TEAMS RESPONDED TO 2 PEOPLE, A MAN AND A WOMAN AND A DOG TRAPPED ON AN ISLAND IN THE SANTA ANA RIVER BOTTOM WITH FAST RUSHING WATER AROUND THEM AND UNABLE TO GET OUT.
2. THE SWIFT WATER RESCUE TEAM RESPONDED AND THE PEOPLE WERE LOCATED AND RESCUED FROM THE ISLAND.
3. AIR RESOURCES WERE REQUESTED BUT LATER CANCELED.
4. THE DOG WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL SHELTER WHERE THE COUPLE WILL BE PICKING IT UP.
5. THE PEOPLE DID NOT NEED ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT ARE REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESS RESOURCES.
6. IN THE VIDEO, THEY ARE THE 2 PEOPLE WEARING YELLOW.
7. IN THE VIDEO YOU CAN ALSO SEE HOW FAST THE WATER IS RUSHING AND ALSO A LARGE LOG FLOATING RAPIDLY DOWN THE RIVER, DEBRIS MAKING THE RESCUE MORE DANGEROUS.
8. NO MORE DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

 

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