Cal Fire rescues 6 people stranded on island in Salinas River
Update, 6:48 p.m.:
All six patients have been rescued and urban search and rescue teams have cleared the water, according to Cal Fire.
Original story:
Emergency crews were responding to a water rescue in the Salinas River east of Atascadero on Friday evening.
Cal Fire tweeted firefighters and urban search and rescue teams were at the scene of a water rescue off Rocky Canyon Road around 5:30 p.m.
Six people were reportedly trapped on an island in the middle of the river.
Urban search and rescue teams were making access to the patients.
This story was originally published January 20, 2023 at 6:11 PM.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly said U.S. Army Reserve personnel were involved in the search. It was urban search and rescue teams.
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