CCSO: CLACKAMAS SHERIFF'S MARINE DEPUTIES RESCUE WOMAN AND CHILD FROM RAPIDS ON CLACKAMAS
Posted: August 25th, 2010 1:58 PM
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The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Jim Strovink, Detective
Office of Public Information
12700 SE 82nd Avenue, Clackamas, Oregon 97015
NEWS RELEASE
On Monday, August 23, 2010 at approximately 6:30 p.m. Emily Kauts and her 4-year-old daughter Bella E. Kautz, of Milwaukie were floating along in a 6', Sevylor raft in the Clackamas River near Cross Park, in Gladstone.
Lisa Pierce, a friend of Kauts, was floating along side the raft containing her friend Emily Kauts and her daughter Bella in an inner-tube when the 4-year-old child Bella, fell out of the swift moving raft into the Clackamas River.
Lisa Pierce witnessed what occurred and promptly abandoned her inner-tube, swam and grabbed onto the child, but was now stranded in the middle of the river surrounded by rapids in waist deep water with the child.
In this portion of the river, the water was fast moving and the duo was now situated in the middle of the river surrounded by a jagged set of rapids. Lisa and the child were unable to move to the shoreline that was some 40' away on either side, and inaccessible through the deeper water reported to be 5' deeper or more.
When Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol Deputies arrived on scene, they were able to maneuver around and successfully hoist Bella to the safety of the Marine Patrol boat. With Bella safely aboard, the Marine team then grabbed Lisa Pierce, 25, of Gladstone and brought her safely aboard the Marine Patrol boat too.
It was soon discovered that Lisa Pierce resides only a short distance from the recovery location and all the parties were reunited for the continued short trek down stream safely to the Pierce residence in Gladstone.
Everyone was determined legally equipped and no citations were issued as a result of this Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Marine rescue response.[END]
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