All articles tagged with #river rescue
A Muskegon River tubing trip near Twin Lake left three people missing for three days. Video released by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources shows conservation officers locating two women and a 9-year-old boy who survived by eating bark and flowers and drinking river water, were rescued and treated for infections and dehydration, and have since returned home.
An Arkansas police officer, Fred Marsh, 24, of the Rogers Police Department, died after jumping into Missouri’s Elk River to rescue his fiancée during a canoe trip hours after proposing to her; a fellow officer and Marsh moved the woman to safety but Marsh did not resurface. He was in his first year with the department, and a GoFundMe page plus a funeral motorcade followed as his family described him as loving and devoted to others.
A 24-year-old Rogers Police Department officer, Fred Marsh, proposed to his girlfriend hours before he drowned while attempting to save her from the Elk River; a fellow officer pulled Hailey to safety, Marsh did not surface, funeral arrangements are planned, and a GoFundMe has been started to support Hailey.
Five people were pulled from the Scioto River in Delaware County, Ohio; two women died after being taken to local hospitals, and crews continued to search for others, per ABC6 On Your Side.
A man was reported missing after being seen face-down in the Okanogan River south of Oroville. Authorities conducted a multi-agency search with boats, personal watercraft, divers, a drone and an aerial unit; a firearm was recovered near the last known location. Search efforts continued until evening and resumed the next morning but were suspended due to severe weather and hazardous runoff conditions; the man's identity has not been released.
A semi truck cab crashed through a concrete wall and fell into the Delaware River from the Delaware Memorial Bridge, resulting in one confirmed death; rescue and recovery efforts are ongoing, and the incident is under investigation.
Two individuals were rescued from the Illinois River in Ottawa after their jet ski capsized. The Illinois Conservation Police and Ottawa River Rescue crews responded to the 9-1-1 call and found the two people hanging onto the overturned jet ski. Both were rescued within 15 minutes and were found to be uninjured.