Four people were rescued off a boat 'teetering' at the edge of a Texas dam, police say

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When police in Austin, Texas, responded to calls about a boat at the edge of Longhorn Dam earlier this week, they found it teetering over the edge — with four people aboard

When police in Austin, Texas, responded to calls about a boat at the edge of Longhorn Dam earlier this week, they found it teetering over the edge --- with four people aboard.

The group was rescued Thursday with the help of the Austin Police Department's lake patrol unit and other first responders. But the situation could have been a lot worse if the officers hadn't shown up so quickly, authorities said."This would have been very tragic had they gone over the dam," Austin Police Department Assistant Chief Scott Perry said in a Friday news conference.

 

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What the fuck were they doing to be distracted and not see two buoys passing by? Should have gone over the falls.

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