Fishermen Rescue Person From Columbia River
(Vancouver, WA) -- Fishermen on the Columbia River rescued a person from the water on Saturday. The Vancouver Fire Department responded to a call about a person in the river. When Vancouver's Fire Boat arrived, the person in the water had been pulled into a boat by a group of fishermen. The Fire Boat maneuvered alongside the fishing boat and used a special rescue ramp to transfer the patient. The victim was then taken to a waiting ambulance and to the hospital, where officials say they are in "satisfactory" condition.



