Crews in training exercise rescue Prescott man from river

The Brief

  • Crews with Mesa Fire managed to rescue a Prescott man during a training exercise.
  • The incident happened in July, and he met his rescuers on Aug. 21.
  • “Talk about seconds mattering, pulling him out of the water and getting on his chest as quickly as they did,” said Cpt. Matt Kobylinski with the Mesa Fire Department.

MESA, Ariz. For a Prescott man, being in the right place and at the right time back in July meant the difference between life and death, and on Aug. 21, the family reunited with the swift water rescue crews who managed to rescue the man amid a training exercise.

What they’re saying:

It’s the first time Bill Davis and his wife, Glenna, have been reunited with the crew that saved his life in July.

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