Saturday afternoon, Sac Metro Fire received reports of a victim under the water in the American river. Per radio reports, Metro Copter 2 quickly located the victim and orbited while boat 65 responded (already in the water near by). Witness reports were conflicting but put the victim under water for 5 to 30 minutes. Boat 65 rescued the victim and met up with Copter 2 who transported the victim rapidly to UC Davis Medical Center.

Copter 2 Lands at UCD with river drowning victim, July 21 2012 from [PSN] PublicSafetyNews on Vimeo.


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