Person Rescued From Flooded Marsh (Photo)
- 12/18/25
This morning at 5:10, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a reported water rescue near NW Highway 47 between Oak Street and Sunset Drive. An individual called 911 and stated they were in water and couldn’t walk out. The call was dropped and dispatchers were unable to reconnect with them for further details.
Units from the sheriffs office arrived on scene first and were able to make verbal contact with the patient. They began to walk into the marsh area being guided in by talking to the patient. They had to go through thick vegetation as well as water that was said to be 4 feet deep.
Once access was made, approximately 100 feet from the highway, the deputies with assistance from our firefighters were able to walk the patient out to the highway. Once on the highway, the patient was assessed by AMR and then transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
To verify no one else was still out in the area, deputies utilized a drone with thermal camera to check the area. No one else was found. It is unknown why or how the individual made it to the location.
While there were several emergency vehicles on scene, the highway remained open during the incident.
We were assisted on scene by Washington County Sheriff's Office, AMR Washington County and Oregon Department of Transportation.
Person Rescued From Flooded Marsh (Photo)
- 12/18/25
This morning at 5:10, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a reported water rescue near NW Highway 47 between Oak Street and Sunset Drive. An individual called 911 and stated they were in water and couldn’t walk out. The call was dropped and dispatchers were unable to reconnect with them for further details.
Units from the sheriffs office arrived on scene first and were able to make verbal contact with the patient. They began to walk into the marsh area being guided in by talking to the patient. They had to go through thick vegetation as well as water that was said to be 4 feet deep.
Once access was made, approximately 100 feet from the highway, the deputies with assistance from our firefighters were able to walk the patient out to the highway. Once on the highway, the patient was assessed by AMR and then transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
To verify no one else was still out in the area, deputies utilized a drone with thermal camera to check the area. No one else was found. It is unknown why or how the individual made it to the location.
While there were several emergency vehicles on scene, the highway remained open during the incident.
We were assisted on scene by Washington County Sheriff's Office, AMR Washington County and Oregon Department of Transportation.