Runaway Boat Ditches Salmon Fisher, Spins in Circles On Sacramento River

SACRAMENTO RIVER (CBS13) — Yolo County Sheriff's Deputies were able to corral a boat left spinning in circles after a salmon fisher fell overboard on the Sacramento River.

With a stuck throttle, the boat continued circling on the Sacramento River. A sheriff's boat tried to ram the boat to get it to stop, but to no avail.

The boater was rescued by another boater who happened to be passing by.

The runaway boat eventually ran aground and was safely corralled.

The sheriff's department had words of warning for the boater, who was not wearing a lifejacket at the time.