Hutchinson Firefighters were called to perform a rescue on the Arkansas River on Monday afternoon. Crews were called to an area behind Hobart-Detter Field near Carey Park around 2:30 p.m., where three people were holding onto a tree in the middle of the river and stranded by the quickly rising water.
The Hutchinson Fire Departmentโs Water Rescue Team launched its boat with a three-man team upriver and reached the three victims. They were brought safely to shore, where Reno County EMS treated them. Much of the area remains under a flood warning. The fire department warns residents that river currents are very swift and the shoreline along the river is very soft, making it easy for someone to fall in.
Motorists should never drive over water-covered roads. Just a few inches of fast-moving water can be enough to knock an adult off their feet, and it only takes 12 inches of water to carry most cars away.
