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BC, Canada - Vernon’s Search and Rescue unit helped rescue four people in the Boundary Country Monday.
Four adults were stranded on the banks of the Kettle River in the Christian Valley, north of Rock Creek, after their float tubes became punctured on wood debris.

Swift-water trained Search and Rescue crews from Vernon and the Central Okanagan responded to the scene at the request of the RCMP.

The afternoon began when six adults and one child started floating down the Kettle River. But they quickly encountered hazards as the river had cut new channels through a forested area. All of their tubes were punctured by downed trees, leaving the individuals in the water with no lifejacket protection, and the impending hazard of being trapped by the current in the debris.

Two adults swam after the young girl who was being swept downstream while hanging on to a branch. They were able to get her to safety on the west bank of the river.

The remaining four adults, including the girl’s mother, made it out to shore on the east bank of the river, but were now trapped. They were able to build a fire onshore and they stayed put.

The two adults and one child on the west shore walked out to call for help from a ranch house.

RCMP and B.C. Ambulance crews from Midway responded.

Vernon Search and Rescue was able to launch its new aluminum hulled jetboat in the darkness, retrieving the group.

The four people were treated for mild hypothermia, with one adult having difficulty walking on a twisted knee.

( Once the mom was brought to safety she learned her daughter was okay & safe. She had spent agonizing hours with her friends not knowing the fate of her daughter.)


July 03, 2008
http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/vernonmorningstar/community/22887284.html
 
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