Two girls rescued after being swept two miles down LA wash
Published: April 14, 2006
Two girls, ages 11 and 16, were rescued Friday after a rushing current swept them more than two miles down a flood control channel in the San Fernando Valley, firefighters said.
The girls, whose names were not immediately released, were treated for scrapes at a hospital but were not seriously injured, Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said.
However, they were at risk of drowning in the 20-mph current, he said.
“We came within seconds of losing these girls,” Humphrey said.
The girls, who are cousins, had been playing near the Pacoima Wash in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles when they apparently fell in and were swept downstream, Humphrey said.
Authorities received a 911 call at about 5:30 p.m. and arrived to find the girls clinging to each other as they floated downstream fewer than 100 yards from their rescuers, Humphrey said.
Firefighters threw a life ring that the 16-year-old girl grabbed, and the two youngsters were pulled to the bank.
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