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Three Rescued From Raging Los Angeles River
A swiftwater rescue team saved two people and a would-be good Samaritan who tried to help them escape the rain swollen river.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Two people and a would-be good Samaritan were rescued late Thursday morning from the rushing Los Angeles River in Atwater Village.
A swiftwater rescue team made the rescues near the 2900 block of Acresite Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Two people -- a 33-year-old man and 37-year-old woman -- were plucked from an island of vegetation and a third, a man who was swept away while trying to help the first two, was pulled from the river, which was rushing with water from a spring storm, authorities said.
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The man who was swept away sustained minor injuries but declined to be taken to a hospital, according to the LAFD.
CBS2- #Rain coming down this morning, prompting a rescue in the middle of the #LA #river. @jasmineviel reports @AlexBistonTV with the #forecast @5 @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/RXxvsBOzyp
— Pat Harvey (@Patharveynews) May 16, 2019
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