Teens rescued from raft in Columbia River
Aug 13, 2012, 12:27 PM | Updated: 2:17 pm
The boys, who were uninjured, reportedly told their rescuers that they found the raft on the river bank and decided to hop on. (Image courtesy Vancouver Fire Department)
(Image courtesy Vancouver Fire Department)
In a scene out of a modern day-interpretation of “Huckleberry Finn,” two teens were rescued from a makeshift raft in the Columbia River Sunday afternoon.
According to KING 5, the 15 and 16-year-old boys were spotted by a fisherman who alerted the Vancouver Fire Department.
When the Fire and Rescue arrived at the river, the raft had gotten stuck in pilings about a half-mile downstream from the I-5 bridge in Vancouver.
The boys, who were uninjured, reportedly told their rescuers that they found the raft on the river bank and decided to hop on.
Firefighters said the boys were lucky to survive the trip unscathed.
