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Two kids rescued from Bureau Creek in Princeton on Tuesday · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Two kids rescued from Bureau Creek and Princeton on Tuesday.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Bill Frescos, This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Two children
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  Speaker 1: were rescued from Bureau Creek in Princeton on Tuesday after
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  Speaker 1: strong currents carried them downstream while they were swimming, According
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  Speaker 1: to the Bureau County Sheriff's Office. Lieutenant James Todd said
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  Speaker 1: the children were swept away by the current before reaching
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  Speaker 1: a small island where they became stranded. They were swimming
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  Speaker 1: and the tides carried them away. Todd said they got
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  Speaker 1: stranded on a lower portion where they were able to
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  Speaker 1: get to. Emergency responders, including the Princeton Fire Department, rescued
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  Speaker 1: the pair using ropes and a rescue buoye, Todd said.
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  Speaker 1: Todd said the children were stranded for about fifteen to
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  Speaker 1: twenty minutes from the time authorities received the emergency call
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  Speaker 1: until they were rescued. Both were safely brought to shore
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  Speaker 1: with no injuries were reported. Everyone's back home safe, Todd said.
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  Speaker 1: Additional information about the rescue effort was not immediately available Tuesday.
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  Speaker 1: Todd referred questions regarding the technical aspects of the rescue
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  Speaker 1: to the Princeton Fire Department, who were not available for
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  Speaker 1: comment on Tuesday afternoon.