Four rescued from boat hanging over dam in Texas reservoir

NBC NEWS — Four were rescued from a boat that was caught partially hanging over a dam in a Texas reservoir on Thursday.

Austin-Travis County EMS said crews were responding to s dam in the Colorado River near Lady Bird Lake at about 2:30 p.m. after receiving multiple calls about a boat “up against the dam” that “looks like it’s going to go over the dam.”

Originally tweeted by ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) on June 10, 2021.

When crews arrived, they found a small blue motor boat hanging over the dam with four people inside, NBC News reports.

Crews lowered life vest down to the passengers and then attached the boat to a police boat with a rope to pull it back into open water. EMS crews said no one on board needed medical attention.

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