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WATCH: Seattle police commandeer jet ski, rescue kayakers

May 11, 2018, 8:53 AM

Seattle police officers rescued two kayakers on Lake Washington using a commandeered jet ski.

Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, one of the kayakers called 911 to report his boat was filling with water and he was having trouble breathing. He added he couldn’t swim.

The man’s friend was reportedly also out of her boat and floating about 100 yards away.

When police arrived, they flagged down a woman riding a jet ski and used it to rescue the two kayakers.

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