VIDEO: A family of six from Utah was safely rescued from the Snake River after their van rolled off the road near the Fall Creek Campground. The accident happened just after noon, prompting a multi-agency rescue effort. The driver of the van, carrying his wife and four children, was able to call 911, telling the dispatchers that their vehicle was floating downstream, and they were unable to get out. Emergency personnel arriving on the scene found the van precariously stuck on a cluster of rocks in the swift current, just upstream from Fall Creek Falls.
All six occupants remained inside the submerged van with their heads above water. Rescuers quickly mobilized, with Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies, Swan Valley EMS and Fire, personnel from Jefferson County, and even a BCSO Deputy camping nearby working together. They were able to secure the van against the current before using boats and jet skis to reach the stranded family and bring them safely to shore. Despite the frightening ordeal and exposure to the cold river water, emergency responders determined that the family was unharmed.
