SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — First responders made the scene on the Wolf River near Raleigh LaGrange to rescue two people who were stranded in the river after their kayak tipped over.
The kayak tipped over some time Saturday night, stranding a man and a woman in the Wolf River. Officials initially said the man had a head injury, but it was unclear what that injury was.
Multiple agencies responded to the scene to rescue the two people.
The two people were rescued around 10:20 p.m. The Shelby County Fire Department said both people were injured, but those were not serious injuries, and neither person will go to the hospital.
NOW: Crews heading into the Wolf River trying to save a man and woman who are in trouble after their kayak overturned. The man is hurt. @3onyourside pic.twitter.com/UKU2dGLFHS
— Andrew Ellison (@aellison_wreg3) June 16, 2019
Kayakers found. Both were hurt but both of their injuries are not serious. County Fire Dept. says the kayakers will not go to hospital.
— Andrew Ellison (@aellison_wreg3) June 16, 2019