YUMA, Arizona (KYAM, KECY) – The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) helped Border Patrol agents rescue a man stranded in a canal.
The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 am on Friday, March 31, near County 13th Street and Embankment Road.
YCSO detainees were in the area to assist with a Border Patrol transport after receiving notice that Border Patrol agents were trying to rescue a man stranded in a canal.
Initially, they used a large tow rope, but the man kept losing his grip, but officers deployed another rope option.According to YCSO, one of the officers, Pedro Alvarez, I tied the ends of the tow rope into a loop to make a cowboy lasso.
Alvarez then threw the rope into the canal and lassoed the man. YCSO officers and Border Patrol agents successfully pulled him out of the water.
Sheriff Leon Wilmot presented Alvarez with a YCSO Challenge Coin for his heroism. If you want to know more about this, read the press release below.
