Video- Kayakers rescue boy on Red River
Jul 7, 2015 3:38:37 GMT -5
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www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Kayakers-rescue-boy-on-Red-River-311839571.html
www.lex18.com/story/29485148/wolfe-search-and-rescue-team-saves-young-boy
Kayakers rescue boy on Red River
Updated: Mon 6:22 PM, Jul 06, 2015
POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – Members of the Wolfe County Search and Rescue team were kayaking on the Red River Sunday afternoon. During the trip, they came across a boy that needed to be rescued.
"We saw a family there screaming that their son was taken by the river and was in the river at that point,” said John May, Wolfe County Search and Rescue.
They saw a boy that was around 12-years-old, holding on to a tree limb in the river.
"He appeared to have some of the beginning signs of hypothermia,” May said.
Members of the team used their training for this impromptu rescue to save the boy.
They were definitely in the right place at the right time.
"It's always a rewarding feeling when you're able to help someone,” said May.
May says people should never stand closer than ten feet to a flooded river bank.
www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Kayakers-rescue-boy-on-Red-River-311839571.html
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Wolfe Search And Rescue Team Saves Young Boy
Posted: Jul 06, 2015 5:18 PM EST
Updated: Jul 06, 2015 6:04 PM EST
A Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team member was in the right place at the right time, when he came upon a young boy clinging on for life in the middle of the Red River.
John May, a member of the Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team, along with two other members were kayaking down the flooded Red River members were kayaking down the flooded Red River Sunday when they hear the screams a young boy.
The boy, who had jumped in after his younger brother, ended up being the one who needed the most help.
May, who is also a water rescue instructor, by chance happened to have a life jacket and life line with him
“In fact that morning, I had considered taking it out just to lighten the kayak up a little bit,” May told and LEX 18 reporter.
Fighting rapid currents and the extra drag, the three men immediately sprung into action.
“We knew we had to take a moment to figure out an appropriate game plan to make sure we did this safely, because of the flow of the river that day,” says May.
They safely rescued the boy and returned him to his worried parents. The rapids were so fast that one of the kayak paddles used in the rescue broke in half.
www.lex18.com/story/29485148/wolfe-search-and-rescue-team-saves-young-boy
www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Kayakers-rescue-boy-on-Red-River-311839571.html
www.lex18.com/story/29485148/wolfe-search-and-rescue-team-saves-young-boy
Kayakers rescue boy on Red River
Updated: Mon 6:22 PM, Jul 06, 2015
POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – Members of the Wolfe County Search and Rescue team were kayaking on the Red River Sunday afternoon. During the trip, they came across a boy that needed to be rescued.
"We saw a family there screaming that their son was taken by the river and was in the river at that point,” said John May, Wolfe County Search and Rescue.
They saw a boy that was around 12-years-old, holding on to a tree limb in the river.
"He appeared to have some of the beginning signs of hypothermia,” May said.
Members of the team used their training for this impromptu rescue to save the boy.
They were definitely in the right place at the right time.
"It's always a rewarding feeling when you're able to help someone,” said May.
May says people should never stand closer than ten feet to a flooded river bank.
www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Kayakers-rescue-boy-on-Red-River-311839571.html
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Wolfe Search And Rescue Team Saves Young Boy
Posted: Jul 06, 2015 5:18 PM EST
Updated: Jul 06, 2015 6:04 PM EST
A Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team member was in the right place at the right time, when he came upon a young boy clinging on for life in the middle of the Red River.
John May, a member of the Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team, along with two other members were kayaking down the flooded Red River members were kayaking down the flooded Red River Sunday when they hear the screams a young boy.
The boy, who had jumped in after his younger brother, ended up being the one who needed the most help.
May, who is also a water rescue instructor, by chance happened to have a life jacket and life line with him
“In fact that morning, I had considered taking it out just to lighten the kayak up a little bit,” May told and LEX 18 reporter.
Fighting rapid currents and the extra drag, the three men immediately sprung into action.
“We knew we had to take a moment to figure out an appropriate game plan to make sure we did this safely, because of the flow of the river that day,” says May.
They safely rescued the boy and returned him to his worried parents. The rapids were so fast that one of the kayak paddles used in the rescue broke in half.
www.lex18.com/story/29485148/wolfe-search-and-rescue-team-saves-young-boy