River Rescue
Photo Title
River Rescue
Photographer/Creator
Ron Medvescek
Collection
Publisher
Arizona Daily Star
Caption/Description
After heavy rains the water in the wash was only waist high but surged with a force of 600 pounds and was ice cold. Trapped in the middle after riding around a barricade in a pickup truck, Kelly Buttle waited 90 desperate minutes while rescue workers fought to reach him.
Citation
Ron Medvescek, "River Rescue," in POYi Archive, Item #13392, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/13392 (accessed May 9, 2025).
Date Added
07.04.2008