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Tucson, AZ - Every monsoon, Tucson firefighters brave flooded washes rescuing
stranded pedestrians and motorists. They say it's vital that they
maintain and advance their training techniques.
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Darlington, UK - Forty years of life-saving are being celebrated with
the 40th anniversary of the Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team.
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Valley County, ID - The search for Idaho poet and kayaker William Studebaker has been
narrowed to a 100-foot section of the East Fork of the South Fork of
the Salmon River near Yellow Pine, according to Lt. Dan Smith of Valley
County Sheriff’s Office.
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Boulder Co, CO - Boulder County sheriff's officials are warning people to be cautious
about entering Boulder Creek this weekend after rescuing a 26-year-old
man who spent an hour stranded in the high waters Friday.
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DRYDEN, WA — Three hefty tugs and the rescuers pulled Chris Totten's seemingly lifeless body out of the Wenatchee River. Totten flopped over the side of the rescue raft, his face smashed against the boat's watery floor.
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Boise, ID - Calls for rescues are on the rise, especially in the summer when boaters, floaters and swimmers hit the water.
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Delta County, CO - The log which caused a raft to overturn with six people on board will be removed by county road and bridge crews and the Hotchkiss Fire Department swift water rescue team, according to Rob Fiedler, the county’s emergency preparedness coordinator.
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Azle, TX - Four years ago, the Azle Fire Department had one person certified to make rescues in moving water or flood conditions. Now there are eight, or more than half of the department, who are certificed for the rescue speciality.
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BC, Canada - Vernon’s Search and Rescue unit helped rescue four people in the Boundary Country Monday.
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Yelm, WA - Two men were rescued from the Nisqually River Saturday morning after getting stuck on rocks near Whitewater Estates in McKenna.
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King County, WA - A 36-year-old Kirkland man is missing and presumed drowned after he fell off his inner tube while rafting on the Snoqualmie River below Snoqualmie Falls Monday evening.
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