Woman rescued after being trapped against bridge piling in Rogue River
A first responder wearing a personal flotation device and water rescue suit was secured with a rope and sent in to extract the woman from the water, police say.
Credit: Plainfield Fire Department
Published: 8:55 PM EDT June 27, 2021
Updated: 8:55 PM EDT June 27, 2021
ROCKFORD, Mich. — Plainfield Fire Department personnel rescued a woman who was trapped against a bridge piling in Rockford after tubing on the Rogue River.
Police say the incident happened around 5:45 p.m. Sunday evening. Upon arrival, emergency personnel saw several float tubes tangled against the bridge piling under the Childsdale Avenue bridge. The woman was uninjured and wearing a personal flotation device, according to police. Family members were in the water with her attempting to calm her down.