Crews rescue 4 people in boat hanging over side of dam in Texas reservoir

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4 people were rescued out of a boat that got caught partially hanging over a dam in a Texas reservoir Thursday.

Four people were rescued out of a boat that got caught partially hanging over a dam in a Texas reservoir Thursday.at about 2:30 p.m. that crews were responding to a dam in the Colorado River near Lady Bird Lake after multiple people called 911 reporting a boat"up against the dam" that"looks like it's going to go over the dam."

When EMS crews arrived, they shared a photo of a small blue motor boat hanging over the dam with four people inside. Crews lowered life vests down to the passengers and then attached the boat to a police boat with a rope to pull in back into open water, Austin-Travis County EMS said. None of the occupants needed medical attention.

 

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Odd that the catch was strong enough to hold the heavy boat, icluding 4 heavy people.

People do really dumb shit in boats. I can’t imagine this isn’t marked in some way.

Everyone of them escape death!.. no doubt that boat would have came down on top of them as well.🕊️💎🐦

WOW!

Seems like a metaphor for the country.

- Texians not known for their intelligence.

i disagree

Texas isn’t doing so good lately. 🥴

No life jackets?. What a surprise

CLIMATE BURNOUT TIMELINE

God works in mysterious ways, truly 🙏

not to sound like a right winger but it's funny when the journos choose to use 'people' vaguely instead of a more accurate description. this boating incident was 4 women.

Heartstopping!!!

Damn!

“It goes down”

Must be trump voters!!!!

reverse!!

Why? Let them pull themselves out of trouble. Police and FD are socialist.

😳That had to be scary! Glad they're okay!

They look oddly relaxed

Action Park! classactionpark

Damn!

4 women!!

Yikes. Worst amusement park ride ever.

Dam!

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