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By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News
(NEW YORK) A driver and his two dogs were rescued from a Wyoming river this week after the man s pickup truck became partially submerged in the icy water.
The Sublette County Sheriff s Office released body-camera footage Wednesday of the late-night rescue, which took about 30 minutes from the time the call came in to when the driver was in emergency medical services care, authorities told ABC News.
A crew of first responders, including sheriff s deputies, EMS, county firefighters and volunteers trained in ice and swift water rescue, arrived on the scene after a nearby homeowner called 911 at around 10 p.m. local time Sunday.
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Rescuers worked in zero-degree temperatures with ice and moving water.
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First responders rescue man, 2 dogs from truck partially submerged in icy waters
A man and his dogs were rescued after his truck became partially submerged in an icy river in Sublette County, Wyoming, on Dec. 27.Sublette County Sheriff s Office
A driver and his two dogs were rescued from a Wyoming river this week after the man s pickup truck became partially submerged in the icy water.
The Sublette County Sheriff s Office released body-camera footage Wednesday of the late-night rescue, which took about 30 minutes from the time the call came in to when the driver was in emergency medical services care, authorities told ABC News.
Driver, dogs trapped in truck partially submerged in icy water rescued in Wyoming By Brendan LaChance on December 29, 2020
CASPER, Wyo. The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said on Tuesday that the driver of a vehicle partially submerged in icy water in the Green River was rescued on Sunday along with two dogs also trapped in the vehicle.
SCSO said that a call that came in at around 10 pm Sunday reporting a truck in the Green River near Reardon Draw, an area south of Big Piney.
SCSO, Sublette County Unified Fire and EMS personnel responded to the incident immediately. Tip Top Search and Rescue were also notified of the incident.