April 4, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
Kayakers rescued from Flat Rock River
Judy Jackson, spokeswoman for the Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department, said the rescue team was called to the river near County Road 400N at 4:48 p.m. Sunday after the kayakers became stranded on a log jam.
The rescue team deployed an airboat and four team members from Owens Bend Park and found the three kayakers at about 5:18 p.m.
Larry Adams said that his kayak struck a log and capsized and when his sons, Craig and Grant, tried to assist him, the also became stranded. The rescue team returned the three to Owens Bend Park at about 5:25 p.m.
Jackson said Sheriff Matt Myers wants to remind everyone that the area's flooded rivers are dangerous and unpredictable.
Agencies assisting at the scene of the rescue were: the Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office, Columbus Police Department, Columbus Fire Department, the Clifford Volunteer Fire Department and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.[[In-content Ad]]
