Teen Rescued From Flooded Root River in Franklin on Sunday

Teen clinging to tree amid flooding rescued by first responders

First responders said Root River water levels were extremely high, causing it to move across Drexel Avenue, where the teen was rescued.

Teen rescued from the Root River in Franklin

FRANKLIN, Wis. — A teenager is being evaluated at the hospital after being rescued from the Root River in Franklin. Franklin Police and Fire responded around 4:30 p.m. on August 10 to 911 calls of a person who went missing in the Root River near 65th and Drexel Avenues on Franklin’s northeast side. Due to the severe weather and flooding from the previous night, the operation quickly shifted to a water rescue. Officers were able to find the missi…

Teen rescued from flooded Root River in Franklin on Sunday

The teen had to be rescued Sunday from the flooded Root River in Franklin, Wisconsin.

Teenager rescued from flooded Root River in Franklin

Members of the Franklin Fire Department Dive and Rescue Team used an inflatable rescue boat and brought the teenager to shore.

Teenager saved from flood waters on Root River in Franklin

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Root River water rescue; teen saved, Franklin crews urge flood safety

Crews rescued a teenage boy from the flood-swollen Root River in Franklin on Sunday, Aug. 10.