According to Firefighter Elliot Stoddard with the Red Lick Volunteer Fire Department, crews were dispatch to a call of a person trapped in a vehicle in a creek in Madison County.

A regular PFD will not be equipped to handle rescue maneuvers. If you will be frequenting class II rapids and above frequently, it’s always a good idea to take a Swiftwater Rescue course and ...

The girls—ages 14, 14 and 16—became trapped by rising water at around 2:54 p.m. in an area of the river mauka of Mokuhau Park ...

JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A swift water rescue team was deployed on Sunday after a man slipped from the bank into Elk Fork Lake. According to the Jackson County Fire Chief, the swift water ...

So, self-rescue and buddy rescue ... So, the ideal way for a swiftwater entry move or, you know, the way that you're going to jump into the water, you want your PFD, which is the life jacket ...