LAS VEGAS (AP) — Emergency personnel in northern and southern Nevada conducted at least two water rescues Thursday as storm runoff coursed through flood-control channels and other waterways.
Street flooding from runoff was occurring or expected in Reno, Carson and other communities in northwestern Nevada where the Storey County Fire Department rescued a woman who had been camping along the Truckee River and who was stranded on an island created by rising water. She was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
In southern Nevada, The Clark County Fire Department in Las Vegas said a rescue team used a ladder to reach and retrieve a person who was trapped in a wash amid swift water. Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Buchanan said the person was taken to a hospital in stable condition.