VIDEO: Fire crews along the Skykomish River near Monroe say rescue drivers aided by a drone are to credit with saving the life of a man who fell into the dark, frigid and fast-moving flood waters.
Drone footage captured by Sky Valley Fire’s Assistant Fire Chief Ernie Walters shows the heat signature from rescue divers at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening.
An atmospheric river has pounded the region on Dec. 6, flooding the Skykomish River and several other cities and rivers in western Washington.
But from the Skykomish River comes a 911 call from a man on a boat with no motor. He's out of control and drifting down stream and needs to be rescued.
“From when I first made contact with the drone, he was in total darkness. But with my camera, my drone, I was able to see him quite clearly,” Walters said.