INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Firefighters with the Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) on Sunday rescued two girls after they jumped into the White River on the city’s northeast side.
At 3:13 p.m. Sunday, two juvenile girls were rescued by firefighters after they jumped into the White River under the bridge near the East 67th Street and North College Avenue intersection to retrieve a floatation device. While attempting to retrieve a floatation device, the girls were getting carried away by a current.
Bystanders heard the girls yelling for help and called 911. IFD water and rescue dive teams, along with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, worked together to locate the girls, bring them to safety, and check them for injuries…