Cal Fire’s swift water rescue team ordinarily wouldn’t find victims stranded up a tree. But this would be no ordinary rescue.
What makes this one of the most dangerous rescues that firefighters perform is the current. It can grab a victim or a firefighter and pull them down stream. It can drag them underwater and under the debris that’s fallen because of the storm.
“Strainers are killers. They stop the flow of people moving down the waterway but not the water. That causes drownings very, very quickly,” Capt. Twohy said. “Being cold, being wet and then not sure how safe you are. That’s a terrifying experience, “ Capt. Twohy said.
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