KTLA 5 News shared harrowing footage of first responders rescuing a baby by carefully sliding an infant carseat (with the baby strapped inside) across a fire truck’s ladder extended over a raging river. Heavy rains in California led to the swelling of the South Yuba River in northern California, creating this dangerous situation.
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“First responders with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, and the Truckee Fire Protection District rescued nine occupants from a house on the South Yuba River after it swelled following heavy rain,” wrote KTLA 5 in an Instagram post sharing the footage. “Crews used a ladder to carefully slide a baby carrier over the raging river.”
Watch crews rescue a baby across a flooded river:
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