River swimmer draws large response by emergency services
Mar 24, 2018 | 2:19 PM
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KAMLOOPS — A man swimming in the river got plenty of attention from emergency crews early Saturday afternoon.
RCMP, BC Ambulance, and Kamloops Fire Rescue were called out at around 1:30 p.m. for a man clinging to an old bridge support in the Thompson River.
KFR Captain Mike Haines says crews prepared for a water rescue.
“The river’s too low to run our boats, so we sent crews that had river rescue equipment on it,” Haines said. “Once we were on scene the male was in no immediate distress. He was standing up next to a piling, so he may have swam to the piling but this time the water was knee-high.
