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GA - Fulton and Gwinnett county emergency teams rescued a group of teens Tuesday night trapped on a rock in the Chattahoochee River.

 

 

Rescuers were called about 9:30 p.m.

The three youth, ages 17, 16 and 15, had been swimming near Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek, when one of the river pumping stations began raising the water level, Fulton County officials said.

"The water got a little too high for them," Fulton County Fire Department Lt. Gregory Chambers said. "They were stuck on a rock, screaming for help."

Residents at a nearby apartment complex heard the teens and called the fire department. Fulton County rescuers called Gwinnett to assist.

"They had a boat," Chambers said of the Gwinnett County swift water rescue team.

The teens were brought ashore after telling rescuers they had been on the river "for hours," Chambers said. They were treated on the scene for minor injuries and released, he said.

By MARCUS K. GARNER
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/15/08
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/northfulton/stories/2008/07/15/teens_rescued_chattahoochee.html

 
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