Update: Person rescued from American River near Rancho Cordova, fire officials say
A person was rescued Thursday morning from the American River, south of Sunrise Boulevard in Rancho Cordova, authorities said.
Crews received a call at 9:14 a.m. reporting an unresponsive person in the water near El Manto River Access Park, said Chris Vestal, spokesman for the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department and a Metro Fire helicopter were dispatched and made contact with the person around 9:30 a.m., Vestal said.
The person was transported via helicopter to a nearby hospital, receiving CPR on the way, Vestal said. There was no information provided on the person’s condition as of Thursday afternoon.
This story was originally published June 13, 2019 at 9:52 AM.
Michael McGough
The Sacramento Bee