Mother of kids saved from river says thank-you

“I just figured she was out walking the dog.”

After looping around and heading back towards the Foothills Bridge, she says she noticed the RCMP and helicopters focusing on the river and bridge area.

Trehton Tayamomi explains his experience after his floatie hit the side of the bridge.

“So [sic] like we were just floating, we were having a good time, it was alright, it was nice weather. And then, we like saw this beam coming up and we were all like kind of strapped together really close. So, it was really hard to like paddle and turn ourselves” explains Tayamomi who was rescued from the Nechako River on June 30th. “We were just kind of spinning in a circle and then like I kinda got the bad end of it, hit straight on and then I flew off.”

“For a couple of hours that day, I truly felt that there is a good chance I lost both my kids” explained the mother.

This is when things took a turn for the worst. Tayamomi says two of his friends grabbed him to pull him towards their dingy and ultimately beached themselves on a wood barge in the middle of the river.

Tayamomi says his sister was holding on to the bridge scared and screaming while her friend and her daughter were trying to grab on to something to keep afloat and safe.

In the midst of chaos, an unidentified man jumped in to save his sister Shai, after calmly persuading her to let go of the bridge so he could catch her.

Down the river, three men were dropping their boat into the water when an RCMP officer approached them to ask for help. The men had the officer jump into the boat and they raced down the Nechako to try and help.

“Police attended the scene with the assistance of Prince George Fire Rescue, Prince George RCMP Air Services, and several bystanders with boats who assisted in the successful rescue of several people,” explained Cpl. Peter Rauliuk. “RCMP would like to caution the public with floating devices due to rising river levels.”

Rauliuk added that the RCMP wanted to thank the civilians who assisted with their jet boat during the rescue. There were no significant injuries.

“We found three teenagers on a log jam, we were able to rescue them,” explained Evan Fraizer who helped rescued teenagers last week.

“I yanked the young girl into the boat and as that happened, the search and rescue just got to the mother [sic] there,” explains Cole Thorne, one of the men who helped save the stranded floaters. “They floated down a little bit and then they pulled her into the little buoy there and we raced to shore.”

In the end, everyone was rescued and suffered minimal injuries. Brinksy is thankful her family was saved that day and said this is a tough life lesson learned.

“These kids just had so many angels that day cause you know, one thing didn’t happen, you know it all could have changed.”

“If you’re thinking about going down the river, the river is fun, I have done it lots of times. But just make sure that you do your research, is it a safe time?”

“You know these guys, [sic]and I have spoken to all of them as well and I’ve thanked them and you know expressed my gratitude, and, because of their actions my family got to all be together.”

by Randi-Marie Adams

Mother of kids saved from river says thank-you

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