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New Video Shows American River Water Rescue Near Auburn

PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – Video released by the Placer County Sheriff's Office shows the rescue of a woman on the American River on Wednesday.

The sheriff's office said a crew responded to the Middle Fork of the river just before 2:30 p.m.

A woman was swept away by the current and ended up stranded on a rock in Murderers Bar just east of Auburn.

The dive team pulled her to safety.

The sheriff's office said it wants to remind people that the river swells around mid-day and to be careful if you go for a swim.

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