Crews rescue father, son from grounded boat in Carnation

CARNATION, Wash. — King County Marine Rescue and Eastside Fire and Rescue firefighters responded to a father and his 13-year old son who were stranded in their boat in the middle of the Snoqualmie River, off Carnation Farms Road, on Monday night.

The King County Sheriff’s Office said gravel got into the intake of the boat’s engine, and the father and son ended up getting caught on a sandbar.

Eastside firefighter tweeted out this picture as rescue efforts began:

KIRO 7’s Gary Horcher arrived at the scene and reported that rescuers were having a difficult time accessing the father and son. Visibility, shallow sand and gravel disabled the rescue boat’s engine, and also caused it to run aground.

Rescuers had to navigate upstream where it was shallow enough to get on the bank of the river, and let their rescue boat float downstream to Taylor’s Landing in Duvall.

Both the father and son were said to be OK at the time of rescue, but were cold and awaiting medics.

Gary Horcher will have a live report from the scene with updated information on KIRO7 at 11 p.m. 

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