Swimmer rescued after getting leg stuck between rocks in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/15/2018 - 9:42pm
A teenager staying in South Lake Tahoe was rescued by emergency personnel on Lake Tahoe Wednesday after getting her leg stuck between boulders while swimming near Skunk Harbor, a popular area on the East Shore.
Tahoe Douglas Fire's Marine 24 assisted North Lake Tahoe Fire and Sand Harbor lifeguards in the rescue. An off-duty Reno firefighter was the first to reach the girl, according to Eric Guevin, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District's fire marshal.
The firefighter could not get the girl free by himself and called for help. The girl's head was always above water.
Guevin said the unidentified girl was swimming when she got her leg stuck in the middle of a group of boulders about 20-30 feet away from shore.
At first the responders thought they needed equipment on board Marine 24 that could separate the boulders, but medical personnel were able to get her out. She was transported to Barton Hospital in South Lake Tahoe for treatment and further evaluation, said Guevin.
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