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Update: ten people rescued from flooded riverbed 

Update posted March 23, 6 a.m.

– At approximately 8:45 a.m. Thursday, Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services responded to the report of a person in distress in the Salinas River just North of the Niblick Bridge.

Firefighters arrived at scene within four minutes to discover a male victim and his dog clinging to a tree. Firefighters were able to throw the subject a personal flotation device until they could swim across the river to rescue him. The victim was assisted back to shore with the help of rescue swimmers.

Simultaneously multiple additional calls came in for people in distress in the river. CHP Helicopter 70 was utilized with one Paso Fire Rescuer and completed six hoist rescues. In addition, rescue swimmers entered the water and performed four rescues. Over the course of four hours ten river rescues were conducted.

Two patients were transported to the hospital for further evaluation and one canine is deceased.

Three fire engines, one heavy rescue, two Chief Officers, Police Department and Public Works Department from Paso Robles responded.

Under the City’s automatic and mutual aid agreements, four fire engines, a heavy rescue and two Battalion Chief’s from CAL FIRE/SLO County, one fire engine and one heavy rescue from Atascadero City Fire, one fire engine from Templeton Fire, one fire engine from San Miguel Fire, two rescue team members from San Luis City Fire, one rescue team member from Cambria Fire, one North County Technical Rescue Team, one San Luis Obispo County Technical Rescue Team, three ambulances from San Luis Ambulance and one CHP helicopter immediately responded to assist.

Additional resources from throughout the county are currently staged in Paso Robles, should any further river rescues occur.

 

Update posted 1:00 p.m.

As of noon on Thursday, five people had been rescued from the Salinas River, according to KSBY. Two people were taken to the hospital for treatment. Another rescue was underway along the Salinas River in the area of the 1800 block of North River Road at 12:30.

 

Update posted 11:40 a.m.

According to eyewitness reports, there have been several swift water rescues in the Salinas Riverbed. River Road is closed between 13th street and Niblick. Niblick bridge was also closed for the rescue efforts. Updates will be posted.

Rescue

Rescue workers on the 13th Street Bridge Thursday morning. Photo by Marc Coons.

 

Original story posted 9:48 a.m.

High water levels in the Salinas River. Photo by Trisha Butcher.

–A swift water rescue is now in progress in the Salinas River. Eyewitness reports say that a man in a tent that is wrapped around a tree is trying to escape. Emergency response crews are on the scene with ropes off of the 13th Street Bridge to try to rescue to the victim.

Updates will be posted as more information is received.

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