An impressive fast response and rescue by Grand Rapids' newly operational Fire Department Dive Team saves a life on December 31, 2022:
The Detroit News: Divers rescue driver trapped inside submerged car in Grand Rapids river
Divers with the Grand Rapids Fire Department's water rescue team rescued a person trapped inside a submerged car in the Grand River Saturday morning.
They were informed about a car in the Grand River at 10:59 a.m. and responded to the scene by 11:02 a.m. The vehicle had reportedly jumped a snowbank behind a hotel on the 200 block of Ann Street, according to a news release. The initial 911 caller reported that the car was overturned about 150 feet from the shore.
Most of the time when a car goes in the water in Michigan in December, it is a recovery and not a rescue. Here the driver got very lucky indeed.
Great response time and recovery effort by the dive team. Nice to have some good news to wrap up the year.
A win for the good guys!!!
ReplyDelete150 feet from shore? In downtown GR? That was some "Dukes of Hazzard" car jump work right there!
ReplyDeleteThey must have gone off one of the bridges,