Paddle Boarders Rescued From Putah Creek In Solano County – CBS Sacramento

SOLANO COUNTY (CBS13) — Two women were rescued Saturday morning after falling from their paddle boards at Putah Creek

A California Highway Patrol helicopter responded to the area with Winters Fire, Vacaville Fire, Vacaville Fire Protection and Yolo Sheriff, and located the victims as a fire rescue swimmer made their way to their location.

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The victims were placed in a rescue harness and hoisted by H-32 to the Canyon Creek Resort where they were medically assessed, according to a social media post.

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It was the helicopter crew’s second hoist rescue of the day.

That morning CHP H-32 responded with Vacaville Fire Protection, CHP Solano and Vacaville Fire to a report of a motorcycle over a cliff at Highway 128 and Putah Creek Road.

H-32 arrived overhead and deployed a CHP flight officer-paramedic to the scene. The patient was packaged, hoisted and loaded into H-32 for transport to Kaiser Vacaville for major injuries sustained in the collision.

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