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Riverside Rescue

Public Radio Tulsa
Published July 22, 2011 at 4:49 PM CDT
The Tulsa Fire Department uses a \"banana boat\" to get to the stranded family.
Charlie Spears KWGS News
The Tulsa Fire Department uses a \"banana boat\" to get to the stranded family.

By KWGS News

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kwgs/local-kwgs-978830.mp3

Tulsa, OK – Alarm at Riverside today. Tulsa Fire & Police rescue a family of 3 who were stranded on a sandbar.

Two adults and a 2 year old child were stuck in the middle of the river when the water began rising. The Fire Department's Tim Smallwood says two crews were involved in the rescue.

The operation went smoothly and no one was hurt.
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