River heroes: Grant County PUD employees conduct water rescue, win award
Grant County PUD employees (from left) Roy Bensch, Jeremy Coleman, Stephen Gilliland, Travis Havens, Tyrone Mertes, Brian Saunders and Mike Allen received a “Safety Heroism” award for their quick work in rescuing two men from the Columbia River in November. Willie Stone also helped with the rescue, but is not pictured.
Grant County PUD/courtesy photo
Quick thinking by Grant County PUD employees saved two lives after a boat capsized downstream from Wanapum Dam (pictured).
WANAPUM DAM — The volunteers on the emergency response teams for the Grant County PUD do a lot of training – not that it’s boring – but there’s training every month. And then there comes a day it all pays off.
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