Ни у кого нет ссылки на перевод нужно перевести текст! ! swift water rescue. gaston county – on march 17, 2005 at approximately 04: 30 a.m. the union road vfd was dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident in the creek on thompson road near the south carolina line. union road fire chief frankie capps immediately requested assistance from gastonia rescue 3 to assist with manpower and swift water rescue equipment. union road 519 and firefighter steve brown arrived to find a passenger vehicle had ran through the bridge’s wooden guard rail and overturned into the rushing waters of crowders creek. a 21 year old female was trapped within the vehicle by the creeks rushing water with only a five inch pocket to breathe from. ff brown immediately donned his swift water gear and made his way into the rushing waters with a set of hydraulic rescue spreaders. there was a york county s.c. sheriff’s deputy and a gaston county rural officer standing beside the vehicle attempting to console the young female until she could be removed from the vehicle. gastonia rescue 3 arrived and firefighters barry wilson and earl withers immediately joined ff brown to assist with the removal efforts. within 10 minutes the vehicles door was opened and the young lady was pulled from the vehicle. firefighters and law enforcement officers formed a line from vehicle to the top of the dirt bank and passed the young female to safety. the female was transported to gaston memorial where she was treated for severe hypothermia and minor cuts and bruises. throughout this great country it seems that water rescue related incidents are occurring on a daily basis. it is only through the aggressive efforts of fire department and law enforcement agencies that people in peril are pulled from the clutches of death. these true to heart heroes are always willing to lay their lives on the line to save another. only military ranks above us when it comes to aggressive actions and laying it on the line.
