4 saved during Cole County water rescue; 2 injured

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Four people had to be saved during a water rescue Monday afternoon, according to a press release from Cole County Emergency Services.

Two people suffered minor injuries and were brought to an area hospital, according to the release.

The release says that a caller at 3:48 p.m. told dispatchers that a man was clinging to debris in the Osage River and was calling for help. The caller then learned three more people were unaccounted.

The man was rescued and allegedly told dispatchers that the other were upstream, the release says. First responders found the other three people on shore, the release says. About 50 emergency responders were at the scene and left by 5:30 p.m., the release says.

The release did not say what caused the injuries.