FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Two people are safe after being rescued from the San Joaquin River.
Crews received a call of someone stranded in the river on Sunday near Highway 41 and Cobbs Ranch Boulevard.
That’s near the Fresno-Madera County border.
Multiple agencies responded after someone heard a woman yelling for help.
The woman was located and brought to shore.
In the middle of the rescue, another person entered the river, triggering a second rescue.
“As the summer months approach and the weather warms up, we are drawn to bodies of water,” says Fresno Fire Battalion Chief Lawrence French. “Please be particularly cautious and careful around moving water, like the San Joaquin River. It’s deceptive in the amount of force and current it possesses.”
The fire department says this is the first water rescue of the year.
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