Portland, Ore. (KOIN) — Firefighters rescued a woman from rising waters in Salem on Saturday morning, officials said.
According to the Salem Fire Department, firefighters responded to a water rescue near Hager’s Grove Road Southeast, where rising floodwater had trapped a woman at a riverside campsite.
Fire officials said the woman was unable to escape as the water swept away her belongings.
Keizer Fire responded with their water rescue team and helped to reach the woman and remove her from the flooded area…