Rescuers were searching Friday morning for a missing child who may have been swept away by the Russian River in Sonoma County.
The Sonoma County Fire District said crews responded Thursday afternoon to a rescue call about two juveniles in the water near Steelhead Beach north of Forestville.A 15-year-old teen was rescued, but another juvenile - possibly only 10 years old - was still missing, the Fire District said.The operation was turned over to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department which used patrol units and dive teams at the scene as well as drones.
'You got a lot of water in the river right now. So the water is moving quickly. It's swift. There is a lot of moving debris from the winter, so you have to be really careful with that,' he said. 'With that much water and that much turbulence, it kicks up stuff off the bottom which makes visibility really difficult. A lot of times you could be underwater and not be able to see more than a foot in front of your face.' Additional agencies are assisting with the search.
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