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2 people rescued from Arroyo Seco River



On Sunday, March 25 at 5:05 pm the Greenfield Fire Protection District, the Soledad Fire Department and CAL FIRE responded to a report of a truck in the middle of the Arroyo Seco River with 2 people trapped in the bed of the truck. This was reported to be in the area of Arroyo Seco Road and Cedar Avenue. The water was 4 feet deep and flowing at a fast pace. First arriving fire resources determined that a helicopter was needed for the rescue. CAL FIRE Copter 406, from Bear Valley Helitack Base arrived on the scene to assess the situation from the air as they accepted the rescue and rigged the helicopter for a hoist rescue. A firefighter was lowered by a mechanical hoist from the helicopter as they rigged the victims to be lifted from the pickup. The successful rescue took about 15 minutes from the arrival of the helicopter. The victims were flown to the shore to be assessed for injuries and were released.

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