Family Is Rescued From Santiam River
July 29, 2022 3:25AM PDT
ALBANY, Ore. – A family of six is recovering after a dramatic, multi-pronged rescue from the Santiam River Wednesday evening.
The family had gotten separated in the river near Jefferson.
Albany Fire Water Rescue crews found a man and three children in a kayak.
Upriver, they rescued a woman clinging to branches on a riverbank.
At another location, they rescued a teen trapped on a large and dangerous tree in the river.
Two crew members suffered minor injuries in the rescue.
Only the children were wearing life vests.
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