Puyallup River Rescue and Car Retrieval

Back on January 12th we had a car go into the Puyallup River at 12:44 am. The driver climbed onto the roof of the vehicle and Puyallup Tribal Police rescued him in one of their boats.
On January16th, our Swiftwater team helped our divers hook the tow up to the vehicle to help remove it from the river.
One interesting thing about the vehicle was it was a reported stolen vehicle out of South Hill Puyallup. The owner was out of town and when he returned the vehicle was gone. The victim knows of the suspect who is friends with another family member. The case was forwarded to the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office for Review and possible charges for possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
Take a look at the body camera footage of that rescue and see how we removed the vehicle from the water a few days later.

[@65cj55]

So sickening, for the average person a car is a big investment, then some grub steals and wrecks it.

[@EWDAVID94]

insurance

[@65cj55]

@@EWDAVID94 Yes, that costs money also, and is not a green light for car theft.

[@Cereal_Killer007]

Steals it with a phone charger most likely too....LoL...Talk about all time blunders by Kia engineers

[@65cj55]

@@Cereal_Killer007 Locks only keep a honest person honest.

[@Cereal_Killer007]

@@65cj55 Locks keep dishonest people honest...Thats why they were invented😃

[@dalewiley1756]

That boat motor going to need a rebuild after that thrashing

[@CIV415]

Jet ski. That's the normal sound

[@patriciapowell8223]

Good job guys!

[@natey_TV]

The KIA Boys take an L 😂😂😂😂

[@Mumblix]

"Drive it like you stole it" is just a saying, dude!

[@jamesnella52]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Lynn-vt4id]

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