A series of water rescues near Knights Ferry on Sunday marked the beginning of the unfortunate trend that often can come with summer.
While on their way back from rescuing a kayaker in Knights Ferry just after noon, water rescue teams noticed someone floating in the Stanislaus River. The chance encounter may have saved the person’s life.
As rescue teams pulled the person out of the water and onto the shore, a dispatch from the county’s regional 911 center reporting that incident went out over the radio, according to a Modesto Fire Department incident summary report.
Medics and firefighters treated the person with Advanced Life Support Care. Within 15 minutes, the person began breathing on their own. An air ambulance was then called in to transport the patient…