5:20 p.m. Update: Firefighters successfully recovered all parties from the water.
CARMICHAEL (CBS13) — Metro Firefighters are performing a water rescue to help a woman and child who are stranded on an island in the American River.
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The incident was called in around 4:45 p.m. Friday.
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