The team made two successful rescues today. One was in the town of Jasper near State Rt. 36 and County Rt. 21 for a single person was trapped in their house and was taken to safety. The second was in the Canisteo area on County Rt. 119 near the County Route 14 intersection. Three people were on top of their submerged pickup truck but managed to get to the bank along County Rt. 119 where the Bath Swift water Rescue Team were able to pick them up and take them to safety as well.
The Bath Swift Water Rescue Team are all professionally trained by the State and other professional instructors to read the water and to handle themselves both in a boat and without a boat, which is extremely dangerous.
Untrained persons should never attempt to navigate fast moving water in these conditions. Just a couple feet of fast-moving water can move a vehicle. Remember to “Turn around, Don’t drown”!
