MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Rescue crews responded to a water rescue in the Stillwater River Saturday afternoon, according to Clayton, Englewood, Union (CEU) Fire Collaborative Assitant Chief Zach Martin.
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Before 4:30 p.m., CEU Fire Collaborative crews responded to reports on a water rescue approximately half a mile north of the Old Springfield Road bridge.
Upon arrival, crews deployed boats from the north and south sides of the river.
Martin said a husband and wife were kayaking south from West Milton at the time of the incident.
The woman’s kayak overturned in the current. She was separated from the boat and grabbed onto a downed tree, Martin said.
Crews eventually located the woman. Additional information on her rescue was not immediately available.
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Martin said no one was injured in this rescue.
Medics evaluated the pair but did not take them to the hospital.
CEU Fire Collaborative was assisted on scene by the Butler Township Fire Department and the Huber Heights Fire Division.
The rescue response lasted approximately two hours.
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