Water Rescue

At 5:35 am on October 17,2009 South Hays was dispatched to Old Bastrop Hwy at the low water crossing for a car turned over in the water. E-11 responded with a crew of 1. Firefighter Michael Burkhart arrived on scene to find one patient out of the water while another was still pinned in the vehicle. San Marcos Fire was mutual aided to assist. Firefighter Burkhart quickly rescued the victim and pulled the patient to safety with the help of San Marcos Fire.