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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Four radical were rescued aft 3 of them got stuck connected an island, and 1 of them was holding onto a histrion successful the Kings River area, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies received an exigency telephone from the country of S. Riverbend and E. Annadale avenues successful the Kings River country astir 2:20 p.m. connected Tuesday, aft a radical of 4 young men recovered themselves successful occupation portion trying to interval done immoderate rapids.
During the incident, 3 of them recovered information connected an island, and the different 1 grabbed clasp of a tree. Everyone successful the radical was wearing beingness jackets.
Around 3:30 p.m., Cal Fire responded with a vessel to transportation the 3 men disconnected the land and implicit to the shore. Meanwhile, deputies utilized their EAGLE One chopper and a cinch collar to retrieve the remaining man, who was clinging to a tree.
The sheriff's bureau shared video footage of the infinitesimal the 4th antheral was rescued. The footage reveals immoderate conflict earlier the cinch collar was applied to his torso - aft that, the sheriff's bureau chopper hoisted him up and safely acceptable him down connected the shoreline.
Watch the footage successful the video subordinate above.
Following the incident, the sheriff's bureau wanted to punctual everyone to wage adjacent attraction to stream conditions, put successful good-quality rafts and/or tubes and ever deterioration a beingness jacket.
Additionally, they said, "Also remember, if a chopper ever has to hoist you up, LET GO of the histrion you are holding onto. It volition marque for a overmuch much comfy ride."
