Watch: First responders perform swift water rescue, save two men and dog from river

Two men, canine rescued from fast-moving river

Two men were stranded crossed the Fork Mojave River aft attempting to transverse fast-moving h2o to rescue a canine successful distress. San Bernardino County Fire conducted a swift h2o rescue, bringing some men and the canine to safety.

HESPERIA, Calif. – Two men were near stranded aft they tried to rescue a canine crossed a fast-moving stream connected Monday nighttime successful Hesperia, California.

San Bernardino County Fire crews responded to a swift h2o rescue telephone connected the Fork Mojave River. When units arrived, they recovered 2 big males and a canine connected the other broadside of the river.

The 2 men had crossed the stream to scope a canine that was trapped successful a canyon and chopped disconnected by the fast-moving river.

According to San Bernardino County Fire, the stream was precise acold and nighttime had already fallen, creating hazardous conditions.

The 2 men called 911 for assistance aft reaching the canine and recovered themselves stranded and incapable to safely transverse backmost done the stream owed to the existent and not having information equipment.

"Our Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team, on with 4 occurrence engines, 1 ambulance, and 1 battalion chief, 1 robotic portion (drone), and 1 information officer, responded to the scene," according to San Bernardino County Fire. "USAR unit are trained to grip a assortment of rescue situations. The USAR unit go a swift h2o rescue squad erstwhile called upon and had precocious completed rescue vessel refresher grooming successful November."

The swift h2o squad was dressed successful specialized cogwheel and deployed an inflatable rescue vessel to safely scope the men and dog. All 3 were transported crossed the stream without injury.

San Bernardino County Fire reminds radical that fast-moving rivers are unsafe adjacent successful shallow water, and they should telephone 911 if they brushwood an carnal oregon idiosyncratic stranded successful moving h2o alternatively of attempting a rescue connected their own.