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2 Girls Rescued After Missing Checkpoint On The Water At Audubon Acres Thursday, July 22, 2021
Two girls were reunited with their mother on Thursday after being separated from her on the water, causing concern. A large search operation was launched at Audubon Acres to help find the girls.
Around 2:15 p.m., members of the Chattanooga Fire Department were dispatched to 900 North Sanctuary Road for a water rescue. According to the mother, a seven-year-old girl and 14-year-old girl went into the water around noon on floats wearing life jackets, but they did not come out of the water an hour later when they were all supposed to meet up at a kayak launch/pull out spot.
Large Home In Birchwood Destroyed By Fire Thursday Night Friday, January 8, 2021
A large home in Birchwood was destroyed by fire on Thursday night.
At 9:45 p.m., the homeowner called 911 reporting the garage was on fire. The Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department responded to 6711 Gamble Road and arrived on the scene reporting the garage was fully involved with fire traveling quickly throughout the house. Fire officials immediately requested a Mutual Aid response for additional water tankers to the scene because the closest fire hydrant was two miles away and the owner’s driveway was a 1/4 of a mile up a steep hill.