A teenager trapped on an island in Bull Creek due to swift currents and rising water levels was safely rescued on May 25 by the Western Taney County Technical Rescue Team.
Western Taney County Assistant Fire Chief Jim Single report that at approximately 5 p.m. on Memorial Day, the rescue team was dispatched to Bull Creek at the end of Elizabeth Drive on report of a 14-year old male stuck an island in the middle of the creek with water rising.
Single said that the teenager had been kayaking, when his kayak tipped over and he became trapped on the island.
“I believe it was his mother that was with him. She was able to get to shore and she went for help. Water was rising, but it hadn’t covered the island. By the time we got there he was still safe on the island. The water hadn’t risen to cover the island before we got him off,” said Single. “We were able to send a couple of swimmers to the island, set up a rope system and be able to bring him back safe to shore.”