# 2 juveniles rescued after being trapped by river in remote area of Amador County

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KAROLINA. THANK YOU. WE HAVE SOME DEVELOPING NEWS. WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN AN HOUR NOW. TWO CHILDREN WHO HAD BEEN TRAPPED BY SOME FAST MOVING WATERS NEAR THE AMADOR CALAVERAS COUNTY LINE ARE SAFE TONIGHT. THIS HAPPENED ON THE NORTH FORK OF THE MCALLEN RIVER, NOT FAR FROM THE ELECTRIC POWERHOUSE. THOSE BOYS HAD BEEN STRANDED ON THE CALAVERAS SIDE OF THE RIVER, BUT DUE TO THE TERRAIN, THEY COULDN’T GET OUT AND CREWS COULDN’T GET TO THEM. BUT THANKFULLY, CREWS FROM THE AMADOR COUNTY SIDE WERE ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET TO THOSE BOYS. AND AMADOR COUNTY FIRE SENT IN A PICTURE OF BOTH OF THE BOYS BEING TAKEN TO SAFETY BY THOSE RESCUE CREWS. PGA SHUT OFF THE WATER UPSTREAM AT THE TIGER CREEK AFTERBAY DAM TO REDUCE THE WATER FLOW, AND THAT MADE IT SAFER FOR THE CREWS TO G

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**Updated: 9:29 PM PST Mar 7, 2025**

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