An Ontario male narrowly avoided a tragic fate when he was swept into the Goat River current near Canyon-Lister Road on Sunday.
He managed to pull himself onto a ledge and await a high-line rescue by Canyon-Lister Fire Department volunteers.
“He was extremely lucky,” Creston RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said. “No one should be getting close to local rivers with the high waters continuing as they are.”
The rescue was made more challenging when two males at the scene confronted police officers, challenging them to fight and refusing to leave the site when requested. The males did not want the rescuers on the property, Gollan said. The pair could face obstruction charges.